The sedentary (r)evolution: Have we lost our metabolic flexibility? [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

During the course of evolution, up until the agricultural revolution, environmental fluctuations forced the human species to develop a flexible metabolism in order to adapt its energy needs to various climate, seasonal and vegetation conditions. Metabolic flexibility safeguarded human survival indep...

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Main Authors: Jens Freese, Rainer Johannes Klement, Begoña Ruiz-Núñez, Sebastian Schwarz, Helmut Lötzerich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2017-10-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/6-1787/v1