Increases in the rate of obesity in modern industrialized societies may have an evolutionary basis.What is the specific evolutionary hypothesis about body weight

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The specific evolutionary hypothesis about body weight is that it was adaptive to overeat and store fat to survive environments where food was scarce. This trait would allow individuals to survive longer periods of food scarcity and enable them to reproduce more successfully when food was available. However, in modern industrialized societies where food is abundant, this adaptation becomes maladaptive leading to increased rates of obesity.

Increases in the Rate of Obesity in Modern Industrialized Societies