However, the ultimate factor underlying diseases of civilization is the collision of our ancient genome with the new conditions of life in affluent nations, including the nutritional qualities of recently introduced foods. (academic.oup.com)
This is the critical reason why blood sugar results in high insulin, the cause of a vast number of diseases of civilization... heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity to name a few. (einkorn.com)
And like a «natural aspirin,» adds Dewailly, omega - 3 polyunsaturated fats help put a damper on runaway inflammatory processes, which play a part in atherosclerosis, arthritis, diabetes, and other so - called diseases of civilization. (discovermagazine.com)