According to research described in the Critical Thinking box "Has Evolution Programmed Us to Overeat?" people in food-rich societies overeat because eating is a ritualized behavior that helps individuals communicate hierarchies.

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The research described in the Critical Thinking box "Has Evolution Programmed Us to Overeat?" actually suggests that people in food-rich societies overeat because evolution has programmed us to crave high-calorie foods as a survival mechanism, rather than because eating is a ritualized behavior that helps individuals communicate hierarchies.

According to Research Described in the Critical Thinking Box "Has