Why Women Need Fat

Even though many Americans say they don’t accept Darwin’s theory of evolution, we are happy to blame our Stone-Age genes for the current American obesity epidemic. But we had the same Stone-Age genes forty years ago when very few Americans were obese.

Omega-3

Why Are We Eating so Much More Than We Used to?

Will Lassek M.D. on May 11, 2012

As we all participate in the American obesity epidemic, almost everyone is heavier today than their counterparts of 40 years earlier. Why?

As we all participate in the American obesity epidemic, almost everyone is heavier today than their counterparts of 40 years earlier. Why?

Consumer Behavior

Do Men Find Very Skinny Women Attractive?

Will Lassek M.D. on February 25, 2012

We are often asked why men find super-skinny fashion models so attractive? The answer is: They don't.

We are often asked why men find super-skinny fashion models so attractive? The answer is: They don't.

Many aspects of human behavior have been demystified by taking seriously the possibility that evolution works on minds as well as bodies, and the resulting Darwinian analyses have laid bare many previously hidden dimensions of our psychology.

Diet

Lose Ten Pounds by March? Why It's Not a Good Idea

Will Lassek M.D. on January 13, 2012

Why weight loss diets are doomed to fail.

Why weight loss diets are doomed to fail.

Omega-3

Hey Kids, Eat Yourselves Smart!

Will Lassek M.D. on December 1, 2011

Is it possible that what kind of fats children eat can influence how well they think? And could industrial food production be eating away at our children's brain power?

Is it possible that what kind of fats children eat can influence how well they think? And could industrial food production be eating away at our children's brain power?