ESPEYB15 14 Science and Medicine Evolutionary public health (1 abstracts)
14.16 Human reproduction and health: an evolutionary perspective
Jasienska G , Bribiescas RG , Furberg AS , Helle S & Nunez-de la Mora A
Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
To read the full abstract: Lancet 2017;390:510-520
It is well recognized that reproductive traits have major relevance to reproductive ‘fitness’ and are therefore among the most highly targeted by natural selection. Evolutionary theory argues that investment in reproduction requires trade-offs in other traits, which are likely to be disadvantageous for other vital functions, and other aspects of health and survival. This review article brings together many of these arguments, starting from a broad inclusion of evolutionary, hormonal, genetic and demographic perspectives, but also develops an interesting focus on non-communicable diseases from a public health perspective. This review forms part of a series of papers in The Lancet on evolutionary public health, co-ordinated by Jonathan Wells, Institute of Child Health, London. They argue that life history theory together with mathematical modelling should inform the timing of interventions during the life-course to promote both reproductive fitness and health, and predict long-term consequences, mindful of differences between settings, particularly in nutritional availability.
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