Harry Veeder wrote:
On 26/9/2007 12:57 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
From an evolutionary perspective, if obesity is so bad for us, why has it
not been eliminated by natural selection?
AFAIK, diabetes is what happens when a poor diet runs into a genetic
weakenss. It's clear to me, that in a hunter gather society putting on a
few extra pounds in the fall would be a good idea.
Well the ability to pack on the pounds was an advantage since food was
usually scarce.
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