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Kollisjon mellom gener og levemåte
Tidsskriftet "Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology" bragte i september 2003 artikkelen "An evolutionary perspective on human physical activity: implications for health" hvor man kan lese i sammendraget:
"At present, human genes and human lives are incongruent, especially in affluent Western nations. When our current genome was originally selected, daily physical exertion was obligatory; our biochemistry and physiology are designed to function optimally in such circumstances. However, today's mechanized, technologically oriented conditions allow and even promote an unprecedentedly sedentary lifestyle. Many important health problems are affected by this imbalance, including atherosclerosis, obesity, age-related fractures and diabetes, among others.…"
Sittesyken skyldes således ikke bare en usunn livsstil (overspising av søppelmat uten mosjon), men også genetisk indisponering for en slik levemåte.
Genene våre er dannet i en situasjon der man brukte nesten like mye energi på å skaffe seg mat som den energien maten ga…
Se også: "Evolutionary Aspects of Exercise" og "Survival of the Fittest — More Evidence"