Towards a behavioural ecology of obesity

Andrew D Higginson; John M McNamara; Sasha Dall

doi:10.1017/S0140525X16001436

Towards a behavioural ecology of obesity

Andrew D Higginson
, John M McNamara
, Sasha Dall

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Addressing the obesity epidemic depends on a holistic understanding of the reasons that people become and maintain excessive fat. Theories about the causes of obesity usually focus proximately or evoke evolutionary mismatches, with minimal clinical value. There is potential for substantial progress by adapting strategic body mass regulation models from evolutionary ecology to human obesity by assessing the role of information.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e118
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X16001436
Publication status	Published - Jan 2017

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