The Tendency to Overeat When Food Is Plentiful

question 102

Multiple Choice

The tendency to overeat when food is plentiful

• A) is a recent phenomenon that is associated with the luxury of having ample food.
• B) emerged in our prehistoric ancestors as an adaptive response to periods when food was scarce.
• C) is greater in developed, than in developing, societies.
• D) is stronger in women than in men.

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