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Peer reviewedPinel, John P. J.; Assanand, Sunaina; Lehman, Darrin R. – American Psychologist, 2000
Because of the unpredictability of food in nature, humans have evolved to eat to their physiological limits when food is plentiful. Discrepancies between the environment in which the hunger and eating system evolved and the food-replete environments in which many people live have led to the current problem of overconsumption. This evolutionary…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Body Weight, Eating Habits, Health Behavior
