Diseases of civilization an evolutionary legacy /

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Other Authors:	Weder, Alan B. (Speaker)
Format:	Electronic Video
Language:	English
Published:	London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2007.
Series:	Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Evolution and medicine.
Subjects:	Evolution (Biology) Evolutionary genetics. Genotype-environment interaction. Human evolution. Hypertension > Genetic aspects. Medical genetics. Biological Evolution. Gene-Environment Interaction. Genetics, Medical. Hypertension > genetics. Life Style. Metabolic Syndrome X > epidemiology. Metabolic Syndrome X > genetics.
Online Access:	https://hstalks.com/bs/146/ Series
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Contents: There is a mismatch between what we were originally selected for and our modern environment
The 'diseases of civilization' result from this mismatch
Hypertension is a prototypic disease of civilization
Many factors mediate the interaction between genes and the environment to promote hypertension.