Posted by Admin | 5:58 AM

Let us assume that we collected data on the presence or absence of a trait (e.g., propensity toward risky behavior) in a population of indi...

Labels: costly traits, evolution, genes, genetics, omega-6, omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, research, Zahavian traits

Posted by Admin | 4:00 AM

There are two forms of familial hypercholesteromia (FH), namely heterozygous and homozygous FH. In heterozygous FH only one copy of the gene...

Labels: cholesterol, familial hypercholesteromia, Friedewald LDL equation, genes, genetics, HDL, intima-media thickness, Iranian LDL equation, LDL, plaque

Posted by Admin | 5:40 AM

Most human traits (e.g., body fat percentage, blood pressure, propensity toward depression) are influenced by our genes; some more than othe...

Labels: bell curve, evolution, genes, genetics, HCE, standard deviation, statistics

Posted by Admin | 7:47 AM

There are human traits that evolved in spite of being survival handicaps. These counterintuitive traits are often called costly traits, or Z...

Labels: costly traits, evolution, genes, genetics, research, Zahavian traits

Posted by Admin | 5:58 AM

Many people think that the prettiest faces are those with very unique features. Generally that is not true. Pretty faces are average faces. ...

Labels: average faces, evolution, facial beauty, genes, research

Posted by Admin | 3:20 PM

As noted in this post , it is possible for a food-related trait to evolve to fixation in an entire population in as little as 396 years; not...

Labels: diabetes, evolution, genes, genetics, research

Posted by Admin | 3:28 PM

Early hominid ancestors like the Australopithecines (e.g., Lucy ) were likely strict vegetarians. Meat consumption seems to have occurred at...

Labels: carnivore, evolution, genes, genetics, survival, vegetarian

Posted by Admin | 6:44 AM

Charles Darwin, perhaps one of the greatest scholars of all time, thought about his theory of mutation, inheritance, and selection of biolog...

Labels: Darwin, evolution, genes, genetics, hydrogenated fats, refined carbs, sugars, Washington

Posted by Admin | 10:56 AM

Often in discussions about Paleolithic nutrition, and books on the subject, we see speculations about how long it would take for a populatio...

Labels: evolution, fixation, food, genes, genetics, nutrition