The food-scarce environment of our ancestors likely led to humans' propensity to gorge when food is available and to crave high-caloric foods, a trait that might lead to an epidemic of obesity when food is plentiful. This illustrates how
A. the benefits of evolutionary selection decrease with age.
B. evolved mechanisms are not always adaptive in contemporary society.
C. socialization influences the development of behavior and cognitive skills in human beings.
D. organisms pass on characteristics they acquire during their lifetime to their offspring.
Answer: B
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