EEA = the environment in which a species first evolved.
The adaptive problems faced by our ancestors in the EEA would have shaped early food preferences.
Human beings would have lived in a hunter - gatherer societies which would have led to a preference for high calorie and easily available foods. (fatty foods for energy to stay alive)
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Evolutionary explanations can be tested..
After starving for much of the year chimpanzees go straight for the fattiest part of their kill (Stanford)
However...
Evolutionary explanations of human behaviour may mask more proximate causes e.g. price
Not all food preferences can be traced back to the EEA
Some modern preferences e.g. low cholerstral food, could not have evolved during the EEA because they had no beneficial effecrs for ancestors. Also many things important to our ancestors e.g. high fat foods, are likely to be avoided by modern humans due to health risks.
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