Comment Human biology maximizes health at 20 - 30 (Score 2, Interesting) 298
The Atlantic Monthly had an article that documented research that stated that human biology is set up to maximize a person's health at age 20 at the expense of later years.
Certain trade-offs are made that sacrifice the health of the future you just to keep the "child-bearing" you at 110%.
This suggested that an individual human would live significantly longer if these trade-offs were not made, but a population group would surive longer and have more/better children otherwise.
This research seems to be more of the same.
Certain trade-offs are made that sacrifice the health of the future you just to keep the "child-bearing" you at 110%.
This suggested that an individual human would live significantly longer if these trade-offs were not made, but a population group would surive longer and have more/better children otherwise.
This research seems to be more of the same.
