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  • Evolutionary Medicine
  • Developmental Biology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Evolutionary mismatch, rooted in adaptive lag, is now integrated with the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) paradigm.
  • This integration unifies evolutionary and developmental perspectives on health and disease.
  • Previous work has sought to explicitly define this theoretical framework in evolutionary medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clearly and simply present the integrative theory of mismatch.
  • To facilitate the application of mismatch theory in new research domains.
  • To introduce consistent terminology for different forms of mismatch.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature in evolutionary medicine.
  • Synthesis of concepts from evolutionary mismatch and DOHaD.
  • Development of clear terminology for mismatch theory.

Main Results:

  • The integrative theory of mismatch explains how organisms adapt to environmental changes across scales.
  • Failures in adaptive tracking of environmental changes lead to disease.
  • Mismatch is presented as a productive concept for understanding health outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The modern concept of mismatch is a valuable framework for evolutionary medicine.
  • It clarifies the interactions between physiology, development, evolution, and environmental change.
  • This framework aids in explaining health outcomes in the context of changing environments.