Improvements to the Human Taste System
The human evolved to live in an environment where animal fat was difficult to obtain. His taste
buds evolved to appreciate the taste of meat so as to motivate him to take the chances of foraging
out into the dangerous forests and jungles in search of game. Modern man living in the US can
have as much meat as he wants and as a result more and more US citizens are overweight.
Humans should breed themselves to have less attraction to fat and more attraction to lettuce.
The alternate scenario is that fast food outlets will create fatty foods that seem to be healthier until
you read the fine print. According to the book, Fast Food Nation, some newer chicken offerings
may seem to be healthier but contain more fat by the time the food processing is ended.
See: Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation page 140:
"Chicken McNuggets were introduced nationwide in 1983. Within one month of their launch, the
McDonald's Corporation had become the second-largest purchaser of chicken in the United States,
surpassed only by KFC. McNuggets tased good, they were easy to chew, and they appeared to be
healthier than other items on the menu at McDonald's. After all, they were made out of chicken.
But their health benefits were illusory. A chemical analysis of McNuggets by a researcher at
Harvard Medical School found that their "fatty acid profile" more closely resembled beef than
poultry. They were cooked in beef tallow, like McDonald's fries. The chain soon switched to
vegetable oil, adding "beef extract" to McNuggets during the manufacturing process in order to
retain their familiar taste. Today Chicken McNuggets are wildly popular among young
children--and contain twice as much fat per ounce as a hamburger."
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The human evolved to live in an environment where animal fat was difficult to obtain. His taste
buds evolved to appreciate the taste of meat so as to motivate him to take the chances of foraging
out into the dangerous forests and jungles in search of game. Modern man living in the US can
have as much meat as he wants and as a result more and more US citizens are overweight.
Humans should breed themselves to have less attraction to fat and more attraction to lettuce.
The alternate scenario is that fast food outlets will create fatty foods that seem to be healthier until
you read the fine print. According to the book, Fast Food Nation, some newer chicken offerings
may seem to be healthier but contain more fat by the time the food processing is ended.
See: Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation page 140:
"Chicken McNuggets were introduced nationwide in 1983. Within one month of their launch, the
McDonald's Corporation had become the second-largest purchaser of chicken in the United States,
surpassed only by KFC. McNuggets tased good, they were easy to chew, and they appeared to be
healthier than other items on the menu at McDonald's. After all, they were made out of chicken.
But their health benefits were illusory. A chemical analysis of McNuggets by a researcher at
Harvard Medical School found that their "fatty acid profile" more closely resembled beef than
poultry. They were cooked in beef tallow, like McDonald's fries. The chain soon switched to
vegetable oil, adding "beef extract" to McNuggets during the manufacturing process in order to
retain their familiar taste. Today Chicken McNuggets are wildly popular among young
children--and contain twice as much fat per ounce as a hamburger."
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