1. Introduction: growth, development and the lifespan developmental
perspective S. J. Ulijaszek and C. J. K. Henry; 2. Human growth and
development from an evolutionary perspective B. Bogin; 3. Long-term
consequences of early environments on human growth: a developmental
perspective S. J. Ulijaszek; 4. Biosocial determinants of sex ratios:
survivorship, selection, and socialisation in the early environment C. M.
Worthman; 5. Antenatal growth and birth factors and their relationships to
child growth N. Cameron; 6. The effect of early nutrition on later growth
M. H. N. Golden; 7. Influence of under-nutrition in early life on growth,
body composition and metabolic competence S. A. Wootton and A. A. Jackson;
8. Early environment and later nutritional needs C. J. K. Henry; 9.
Ontogeny of human taste and smell preferences and their implications for
food selection D. J. Mela and S. Catt; 10. The origins of coronary heart
disease in early life D. J. P. Barker; 11. Early life stresses and adult
health: insights from dental enamel development A. H. Goodman; 12. The
childhood environment and the development of sexuality N. P. M. Richards;
13. Possible relationships between the onset of puberty and female
fertility L. Rosetta; 14. Early environment, long latency and slow
progression of late onset neurodegenerative disorders R. M. Garruto; Index.
