Thursday, November 26, 2009

Blame It On Evolution

The Calorie Control Council, a trade group representing companies that sell low-calorie foods, estimates the average American eats around 4,500 calories and more than 200 grams of fat at Thanksgiving dinner.

Susan Roberts, Professor of Nutrition at the USDA Nutrition Center at Tufts University, says there’s a physiological reason we can’t say “no” when we see and smell food.


Audio: BBC, PRI & WBUR's Here & Now, November 20. Host: Meghna Chakrabarti.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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