Humans are wired to crave high-calorie foods due to evolutionary adaptations aimed at survival, but these instincts clash with modern food production. Junk food is designed with excessive sugar, fat, and salt, appealing to our ancient drives. As agriculture and modern capitalism flourished, the food industry prioritized profit over health, leading to an abundance of unhealthy options. This misalignment between corporate interests and human nutritional needs poses significant risks to public health, as our bodies remain ill-equipped to handle the surplus of readily available processed foods.
We crave junk foodâprocessed to have too much sugar, fat, saltâbecause our evolutionary drives push us towards high-calorie foods for survival.
Despite living in a surplus of food created by modern agriculture and capitalism, our bodies have not evolved to handle such abundance effectively.
Modern capitalism has led to a misalignment between corporate goals and human health, optimizing food production for profits rather than nutritional value.
Junk food cravings stem from evolutionary adaptations, reflecting our ancestral survival instincts, but they now threaten our health in the modern world.
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