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Ruud van den Bos1, Denise de Ridder.
Abstract
Evolutionary explanations of overeating in modern society emphasize that humans have evolved to eat to their physiological limits when food is available. The present paper challenges the idea that eating is driven by the availability of food only and proposes that it is regulated by strategic anticipatory behaviour in service of the most profitable long-term scenario as well. Our alternative explanation emphasizes the interaction between the reward system that regulates the liking and wanting of food and the role of self-control, which is involved in maintaining the best outcome in the long run.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16678304 DOI： 10.1016/j.appet.2006.02.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appetite ISSN： 0195-6663 Impact factor: 3.868