According to the Critical Thinking box "Has Evolution Programmed Us to Overeat?" people in food-rich societies eat because:
A) they are hungry.
B) their bodies are suffering from depleted nutrients or energy resources.
C) they are motivated by the positive incentive value of highly palatable foods.
D) eating is a highly ritualized social behavior.

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The Critical Thinking box suggests that people in food-rich societies eat because they are motivated by the positive incentive value of highly palatable foods, which is option C. The other options (A, B, and D) are not mentioned as main reasons for overeating in the text.

According to the Critical Thinking Box "Has Evolution Programmed Us