Will People Ever Evolve Out of Craving Unhealthy Food?

24 Feb 2012 07:00 #1 by CinnamonGirl


Maybe, but it’s going to take a long time. For the past 200,000 years or so, fatty and sugary foods were hard for humans to come by and well worth gorging on. Fats help maintain body temperature, sugars provide energy, and craving such food is hardwired: Eating fats and sugars activates reward centers in the brain.

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2 ... althy-food

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