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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was listening to a book recently (Sapiens) that was sort of revelatory. We used to be foragers, with a very diverse set of food. When we found a fig tree or something else that was highly caloric, we ate as much of it as we could because we didn't know when we would next see it again. That time wasn't that long ago in the history of our species, and our bodies have not evolved to NOT want to binge. The reason this helped me is that it's not our fault. But maybe understanding the reason for wanting to binge may help you binge less. [/quote]

Yes.  Our brains are wired to want to eat a lot of sugary/high carb foods because of the reasons you said.  Carbohydrates are the best and easiest form of calories for our brains and bodies to use.  Carbohydrates also used to not be an abundant part of our diet due to scarcity. Now they are in huge quantities and always around, always accessible.  Some people have the natural ability to only eat what their body needs, but when 70%+ of adults are overweight and kids too…clearly most don’t/can’t.  The high sugar/high carb food is often the first pick and it is often ate in a larger quantity than necessary. [/quote]

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