Title

Evolutionary And Anthropological Perspectives On Optimal Foraging In Obesogenic Environments

Keywords

Diet; Evolution; Foraging theory; Obesogenic environment

Abstract

The nutrition transition has created an obesogenic environment resulting in a growing obesity pandemic. An optimal foraging approach provides cost/benefit models of cognitive, behavioral and physiological strategies that illuminate the causes of caloric surfeit and consequent obesity in current environments of abundant food cues; easy-access and reliable food patches; low processing costs and enormous variety of energy-dense foods. Experimental and naturalistic observations demonstrate that obesogenic environments capitalize on human proclivities by displaying colorful advertising, supersizing meals, providing abundant variety, increasing convenience, and utilizing distractions that impede monitoring of food portions during consumption. The globalization of fast foods propels these trends. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

7-1-2006

Publication Title

Appetite

Volume

47

Issue

1

Number of Pages

3-9

Document Type

Review

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2006.02.011

Socpus ID

33745836717 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33745836717

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