Biology
Evolutionary Mismatch Theory in Modern Dietary Patterns
Quick fact
The human diet has changed more in the last century than in the previous 2 million years, and our bodies have not caught up. Ultra-processed foods now make up about 60% of calories in many modern diets, a radical shift from the whole foods our ancestors ate.
Why this is interesting
We are living in bodies designed for a world that no longer exists. Your next meal might be the very thing that harms you—why?