Margie Profet argued in 1992 that pregnancy sickness, characterized by food aversion, nausea, and vomiting in the first trimester, is an evolutionary adaptation designed to protect the embryo from maternal ingestion of toxins by lowering the threshold of tolerance during the embryo's most susceptible period.

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  Evolutionary Psychology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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