Talk:Maladaptation

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Isn't the third example one of mal-acclimation, as opposed to maladaption? Remove or mention mal-acclimation... (which I don't think is a proper term anyway)

[edit] Diabetes and Obesity

A primary example of maladaptation would be the thousands of years humans have spent living under famine. Our tongues have grown to enjoy high sugar and high fat foods as a means to encourage our bodies to consume high calorie foods and to store energy as adipose tissue "for later" when there is no food around to supplement our diets. However, in many societies today, because of our stable economies and decent agricultural foundations, famine is rarely seen. BUT - we still have the inclination to consume these (what are deemed as unhealty) foods. Thus diseases such as type two diabetes and obesity are poppping up all over the world in industrialized/stablized countries. AND on top of that a good portion of the american population does not have a job that requires much physical exertion... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sallisandra (talk • contribs) 22:15, 10 January 2007 (UTC).