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The Role of Protein in Our Diet and Evolutionary Biology
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Evolutionary biology shows that our bodies are built to consume protein and we crave it in order to survive. Fast food companies use this to their advantage by hacking our primitive brains and making us crave their high-calorie, high-protein foods.

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Our craving for sweet food and high protein diets stem from our primitive brains that evolved to develop our big brains.
18:12 - 22:35 (04:22)
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Evolutionary biology
Summary

Our craving for sweet food and high protein diets stem from our primitive brains that evolved to develop our big brains. The marketing strategies of fast food industries like McDonald's take advantage of these primitive cravings.

Chapter
The Role of Protein in Our Diet and Evolutionary Biology
Episode
#041 - William Von Hippel - The Social Leap; How We Evolved From Tree Swinging to Human Being
Podcast
Modern Wisdom