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Humans evolved to seek out calorie dense foods. Hunting and gathering meant that a meal was not guaranteed, so when we consume fatty, calorie laden foods our brains reward us with the release of a pleasure hormone. Sugary foods do this as well. It is my understanding that seeing how our brains are the largest consumer of energy in our bodies it makes sence to have them set up to reward us when they get an abundance of fuel.
My question is, do our bodies differentiate healthy sources of energy from unhealthy ones and change the way in which we are chemically rewarded for this? And, Seeing as how this idea of feast or famine is not part of day to day life for so long, shouldnt evolution have changed this in some fashion? making the responce greater for more frequency than one sitting volume?
Second question being when manipulating diet for a desired result, like bodybuilding, do you know if there are such rewards in the brain for foods when their timed and manipulated to produce different results?
My question is, do our bodies differentiate healthy sources of energy from unhealthy ones and change the way in which we are chemically rewarded for this? And, Seeing as how this idea of feast or famine is not part of day to day life for so long, shouldnt evolution have changed this in some fashion? making the responce greater for more frequency than one sitting volume?
Second question being when manipulating diet for a desired result, like bodybuilding, do you know if there are such rewards in the brain for foods when their timed and manipulated to produce different results?