Evolutionary Flashcards
What did Louge (1991) find? (Evolutionary eating)
The human tongue has more sweet taste buds than any other
What did Reed (2006) find? (Evolutionary eating)
Sweeter foods were preferred by babies (analysis of facial expressions)
What is a RLA for the preference of sweet foods? (Evolutionary eating)
Sweeteners can be used in medicine
What did Steffanson (1960) find? (Evolutionary eating)
Copper Eskimos were disgusted by sweet foods
What does meat provide us with? (Evolutionary eating)
Fat and therefore high in energy
What is meat associated with? (evolutionary eating)
Brain development and intelligence
What did Milton (2008) believe? (Evolutionary eating)
Meat leading to brain development is the reason why we keep it in our day to day diets
What did Kendrick (1980) find? (Evolutionary eating)
After analysing longevity, those who did not eat meat lived longer as our digestive systems are more suited to herbivores
Outline the taste aversion theory (evolutionary eating)
People avoid some foods due to associating a NS with a UCR
What did Garcia (1977) do and find? (Evolutionary eating)
Gave wolves mildly poisoned lamb and so they became ill. When in contact with sheep at a later date, they approached with caution
Why might we be more inclined to eat junk food? (Evolutionary eating)
Lifestyle and affordability
What do sweet foods signify? (Evolutionary eating)
High energy, calorific foods
