Essay Questions
1. What are the possible factors underlying obesity?
Key Points:
- Point out that many different factors can contribute to obesity, and there is only rarely a single cause.
- Highlight that the rewards from the smell, taste and texture of food are far greater than the reward of feeling satiated.
- Discussion of the variety of different factors that can contribute to obesity:
- Overeating.
- Modern humans take less exercise than our ancestors.
- Human meal times tend to be fixed.
- Obese people often eat relatively late in the day.
- Higher stress levels in contemporary society.
- Extra credit should also be received for referring to the ‘Everyday Psychology’ section in chapter 5.
