The Salt Lake Tribune
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Junk Food Unwrapped at USU
If you're looking for a unique Friday night date, head to Logan on Feb. 27 (that's tomorrow) for the first of Utah State University's free "Science Unwrapped" lectures.

USU neurobiologist Tim Gilbertson, associate director of the Center for Advanced Nutrition, and USU neurobiologists will discuss "Why We Crave Junk Food." at 7 p.m. in the Eccles Science Learning Center's Emert Auditorium.

Gilbertson told Salt Lake Tribune reporter Brian Maffly that unhealthy cravings may be related to Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection.
Sugar and fat are rich sources of energy. In the past, those who ate and stored the most calories had the best chance of survival. Cravings for fat and sugar may been passed down through the generations, perhaps embedded in our genes, Gilbertson said in this story.

More information is available at www.usu.edu/science/unwrapped/

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   Kathy Stephenson has been the food writer at The Tribune since 2000. Prior to that she covered education and was a general assignment reporter for Utah's largest daily newspaper. A Utah native, Stephenson's first job was picking zucchini on her grandparent's Kaysville farm. Every Christmas, Stephenson's neighbors and colleagues look forward to getting a plate of her baklava. Last year, she gave away nearly 300 pieces.