Reiber Chris
Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Apr;19(4):276-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.12.016. Epub 2009 Feb 20.
Because humans are biological organisms, human health and disease should be understandable within the context of modern evolutionary theory. Although health is not necessarily maximized by evolution and disease is not generally adaptive, a vast amount of human suffering can be captured with relatively few explanatory categories that are consistent with evolutionary logic. Synthesizing epidemiology and evolutionary thinking can generate novel insights into causes and prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies for disease.
由于人类是生物有机体，人类的健康和疾病应该在现代进化理论的背景下得到理解。虽然进化不一定使健康最大化，疾病通常也不具有适应性，但通过相对较少的与进化逻辑一致的解释类别，可以涵盖大量的人类痛苦。将流行病学与进化思维相结合，可以为疾病的病因、预防、干预和治疗策略带来新的见解。
