For a comparatively concise viewpoint straight from Medzhitov's group, including much more context and scientific support, see: http://www.cell.com/current-biol

For a comparatively concise viewpoint straight from Medzhitov's group, including much more context and scientific support, see: http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(12)00820-2 http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(12)0... (free) This also spends more time discussing what only appears in the last few paragraphs above the "*" in the OP, regarding Westernization efects and what I think are the more controversial aspects.