病者生存
Survival of the Sickest
Sharon Moalem、Jonathan Prince · 初版 2007 年
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Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity 是一本 2007 年的《纽约时报》畅销科普图书，由演化生物学家兼神经遗传学家 Sharon Moalem 与克林顿政府高级顾问兼演讲撰稿人 Jonathan Prince 合著。该书最初题为 Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease。
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沙龙·莫勒姆的《病者生存》（Survival of the Sickest）探讨了这个问题，以及其他几种与“付出代价来换取生存”相关的疾病。有兴趣的话读起来挺有意思的！https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_Sickest_(book)
'Survival of the Sickest' by Sharon Moalem covers this and several other diseases that are related to survival at a cost as well. Fun read for the interested! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_Sickest_(book)
……也有坏处：镰状细胞贫血（抗疟疾）、糖尿病（耐寒）是我脑子里立马能想到的两个例子。关于这个主题有本很有趣的书：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_Sickest_(book)
…disadvantages too: sickle cell anemia (malaria resistance), diabetes (cold tolerance) are two I can think of off the top of my head. Here's an interesting book on the topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_of_the_Sickest_(book)
……高糖摄入告诉我们的身体（或者至少我这种斯堪的纳维亚/苏格兰基因的体质）该为过冬囤肉了。看来那个路人可能还真说对了。莫勒姆在《病者生存》里也有个理论，认为糖尿病的高血糖就像防冻液一样，能在冬天防止冻伤。那是2007年的理论了，不知道现在大家对这个理论怎么看。（更新：在……之后
…that high intake of sugar told our bodies (or at least my scandanavian/scottish-genetics body) to start bulking up for the winter. Looks like rando might have been right. There's also the theory in Survival of the Sickest by Moalem that the high blood sugar in diabetes acts like antifreeze and protects against frostbite in the winter. That was from 2007, I don't know what people think about that theory now. (EDIT: After…