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HUNGER: AN EXAMPLE OF
REGULATORY DRIVE
By: Alexis Back
HUNGER: AN EXAMPLE OF A
REGULATORY DRIVE
Major barrier is to survive by eating
Robust hunger mechanisms leads us to search for food, eat when
available, experience pleasure when we eat
Natural selection built into us satiety mechanisms which keep us from
over eating and becoming obese.
More people die of starvation then obesity in many parts of the world
In North America- obesity has become a major health problem
QUESTION 1
What promotes
Homeostasis?
QUESTION 2