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Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach

Book by Kimberly A. Plomp · 8 quotes · Evolution, Homo Sapiens, Species

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“Humans are characterised by developmental plasticity, an adaptation that allows for survival in geographically or temporally variable ecological conditions, but survival at one age may at a cost to health at later ages.”

Pain Suffering Evolution Adaptation Homo Sapiens Plasticity

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“The practice of caring for oneself is common today, and evolutionary approaches suggest self-care may even pre-date anatomically modern humans who evolved over 150,000 years ago.”

Care Society Evolution Medicine Self Care Homo Sapiens

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“Specifically, obligate bipedalism has long been suspected to be an important aetiological factor for acquired spinal diseases that afflict our species because of the types of stresses it puts on our spines.”

Pain Evolution Human Spine Homo Sapiens Bipedalism

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“Once industrialisation ocurred, non-communicable (chronic) diseases (NCDs; e.g., cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cardio-vascular, and non-infectious respiratory diseases) started to rise and replace infections. Tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and the harmful use of alcohol are key risk factors for NCDs.”

Society Food Evolution Medicine Sickness Fitness Homo Sapiens Industrialization Mismatch

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“Human dietary variation, including our ability to intensify carbohydrate-rich resources, is known to be a key evolutionary strenght. Diet and environment are key drivers of our evolutionay past, and a transition to agriculture among many populations worldwide has had far-reaching implications for our foodways and health.”

Life Humans Food Health Fitness Agriculture Homo Sapiens Diet Omnivore Sociery

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“Diet has played a role in the evolutionary success of our species and the diversity of local diets exploited may be a key to a health strategy in adapting to local environments.”

Life Humans Food Health Fitness Agriculture Homo Sapiens Diet Omnivore Sociery

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“Identification of environments throughout human history that have aided parasite transmission, as well as social or cultural practices that have contributed to infections, can help inform approaches that could be taken to mitigate infections today.”

Evolution Medicine Species Homo Sapiens Parasite

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“Direct comparison of diet and behaviour between species is strongest between Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens.”

Evolution Species Homo Sapiens Diet Neanderthals

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