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Evolutionary anthropology

the proposal that human lifespans were extended by selection for physical activity in older age, which in turn helps maintain health in later life.

In evolutionary anthropology, active grandparent hypothesis refers to the proposal that human lifespans were extended by selection for physical activity in older age, which in turn helps maintain health in later life. This meaning comes from Lieberman (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.[1]

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  1. Lieberman, D. E., Kistner, T. M., Richard, D., Lee, I., & Baggish, A. L. (2021). The active grandparent hypothesis: Physical activity and the evolution of extended human healthspans and lifespans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(50). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2107621118

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