Set-point theories of hunger and eating are inconsistent with
A) eating-related evolutionary pressures as we understand them.
B) the major effects on eating of taste, learning, and social factors.
C) the failure of researchers to confirm that energy deficits are the usual stimuli for eating.
D) all of the above
E) both A and B

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Set-point theories of hunger and eating are inconsistent with all of the mentioned factors: evolutionary pressures, the influence of taste, learning, and social factors on eating, and the failure to confirm that energy deficits are the usual stimuli for eating. These theories suggest that the body maintains a certain weight by controlling hunger and eating, but they do not fully account for the complex influences on eating behavior.

Set-Point Theories of Hunger and Eating Are Inconsistent with