Wir entwickeln uns zu langsam für die Welt, die wir aufgebaut haben. Mit der Beschleunigung der Industrialisierung hat die Humanbiologie Schwierigkeiten, Schritt zu halten. Viele der chronischen stressbedingten Gesundheitsprobleme, mit denen wir heute konfrontiert sind, sind möglicherweise das vorhersehbare Ergebnis davon, dass die Physiologie der Steinzeit in eine Welt gezwungen wurde, für die sie nie geschaffen wurde.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70094

From the linked article:

**We’re evolving too slowly for the world we’ve built, according to science**

**As our evolution slows and industrialization and technology accelerates, a growing body of research suggests that human biology is struggling to keep pace. Many of the chronic stress-related health issues we face today aren’t personal failings or modern inconveniences – they’re the predictable result of forcing Stone Age physiology into a world it was never built for.**

new study from University of Zurich researchers has investigated whether the rapid and extensive environmental shifts of the current Anthropocene have compromised the fitness of Homo sapiens. In less-evolutionary speak: if the world most of us experience daily is having a profound impact on mental and physical health as a species.

Synthesizing data concerning industrialization and urbanization and health, the researchers argue that there are many signs that humans haven’t had time to adapt to the rapid changes in the world over the last century. They cite declining global fertility rates, rising chronic inflammatory conditions and other chronic health trends as signs that we’ve been struggling on Earth since the Industrial Revolution.

One example they give is our rapid change from hunter-gatherer societies, where humans encountered occasional stressors in the wild, to urban environments where daily challenges have us in a sustained high-alert mode. City noise, air and light pollution, microplastics, pesticides, artificial light, processed foods, sedentary lifestyles and sensory overload are all relatively new experiences for H. sapiens.

While it’s still debated, the researchers also cite studies into an ongoing global sperm count and motility decline, which has been linked to a range of factors – from obesity to environmental hazards like pesticides and microplastics.