Nature—nurture debate

My intention throughout the book is to make the case that the prenatal environment must be considered in any attempt to understand the origins of human health and disease, and of human behavior and intelligence, and in any resolution of the simplistic nature—nurture debate put to the public by the media. Nature is more than genetics, and nurture is a more complex proposition than what occurs in just the postnatal environment of parents and communities and nations. Environment starts at conception, and neglecting this fact as we have for too long has resulted in often tragic consequences for those born into our world and, by extension, for us all. 

Lila MA. 2007. The nature-versus-nurture debate on bioactive phytochemicals The genome versus terroir. J Sci Food Agric 86 2510-2515. 

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