Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective

Body Fat, Diet, and Obesity (1x21)

Ausstrahlung: Jan 01, 2000

Humans developed the ability to convert calories into fat deposits to combat the periodic food shortages endemic to early hominid life. Consequently, we are not well adapted to process large portions of salt, sugar, and fat. Anthropologists propose various ways of coping with this adaptation to the past.