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
When our ancestors were living in the trees, those that gorged themselves when food was available were more likely to survive when food was not available, and these survivors would go on to have more babies, and those babies would be more likely to inherit whatever it was about their parents that made them want to gorge themselves when food was available.
We have not significantly evolved as a species since that time, despite civilization rapidly changing and for many people eliminating food scarcity.
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