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Evolutionary medicine: The impact of evolutionary theory on research, prevention, and practice

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We review recent evidence for a growing number of discrepancies between our contemporary existence and evolutionary history which have the potential to impair and undermine features of human mental and physical health.Included in this review are health issues related to bottle feeding, caesarian section, infection, cleanliness, fever, exercise, diet, mate choice, contraception, semen sampling, and body odor suppression.

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We review recent evidence for a growing number of discrepancies between our contemporary existence and evolutionary history which have the potential to impair and undermine features of human mental and physical health.Included in this review are health issues related to bottle feeding, caesarian section, infection, cleanliness, fever, exercise, diet, mate choice, contraception, semen sampling, and body odor suppression.

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We review recent evidence for a growing number of discrepancies between our contemporary existence and evolutionary history which have the potential to impair and undermine features of human mental and physical health.Included in this review are health issues related to bottle feeding, caesarian section, infection, cleanliness, fever, exercise, diet, mate choice, contraception, semen sampling, and body odor suppression.

Key concepts: Evolutionary medicine, Evolutionary theory, Psychology, Evolutionary biology, Epistemology, Biology, Philosophy

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