Why do humans have a preference to over eat or over indulge and not just be satisfied with what is needed to sustain their life and health?
In: Biology
According to multiple sources from health & science websites, it takes on average about 20 to 30 minutes for the human body to signal to the brain that it is full. So, to answer your question, it’s not so much a conscious “preference” that we make to overindulge. It’s simply just that every single person that has ever existed throughout humanity’s history who’s had access to food has “overindulged” for most of their lives, without even realizing it. I personally purposely “overindulge” all the time probably because I smoke a lot of weed, but I truly do love food though. Food is life.
Sources:
https://www.mdanderson.org/publications/focused-on-health/What-happens-when-you-overeat.h23Z1592202.html#:~:text=“It%20takes%20about%2020%20minutes,research%20dietitian%20at%20MD%20Anderson.
https://www.webmd.com/obesity/features/slow-down-you-eat-too-fast
https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/does-it-really-take-20-minutes-to-realize-youre-full
https://theappetitedoctor.co.uk/2019/02/05/does-it-really-take-20-minutes-for-your-brain-to-know-youre-full/
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-to-tell-when-you-are-full
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