Brain Versus Gut: Our Inborn Food Fight
Monday, July 5, 2010 - 13:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- The relatively larger human brain makes us the most intelligent of the primates. But if we're so smart, how come we've eaten our way into an obesity epidemic? One reason is the relatively smaller human stomach and shorter large intestines, says Emory anthropologist George Armelagos.