In obesity, scientists have accused the subconscious

According to scientists from the British University of Exeter, the causes of overeating followed by a obesity are rooted in the human unconscious. Responsible for the "accumulation Zhirkov" admitted evolutionary mechanism.

According Phys. org with reference to the results of a study of the University of British scientists, in the past, human obesity is not a threat to survival. Excessive thinness was much more dangerous. Especially carefully the body to store fat in the winter, when food in the natural environment was more difficult to obtain. "This explains why we eat so tight in the New Year and Christmas holidays, and our promise to start the new year with diets tend to fail", - concluded the study authors.

In addition to the impact of the genetic memory of the scientists also noted a weakening of the evolutionary process of appetite control. Using computer modeling, the researchers tried to find out the optimal weight and its connection with the excess of brain activity. As it turned out, the body properly responds to the requirement of a weight loss foods, but does not respond to overeating. "It would seem that the mechanics of evolution to give us to understand that the body no longer needs food. Instead, under the conditions of "artificial" food, this control is very loose. Modern food flavored evolution was stronger, "- said one of the study's authors, Professor Andrew Higginson.