Question

of the following, which two components reflect how the food environment in the u.s. differs from the ancestral h. sapiens food environment (there are two correct answers to this question, please select two answers below):
there is a surplus of food
food technology can create energy dense foods
meat is more essential
the kcal intake is more adequate
children have to work harder for food

Explanation:

• Surplus of food: Modern U.S. has advanced agriculture, food storage, and distribution systems leading to food surplus. Ancestral \(H. sapiens\) had to forage/hunt daily with no or little surplus.
• Energy - dense foods via technology: Modern food tech (e.g., processing, adding sugars/fats) creates energy - dense foods. Ancestral diets were more whole - food based with less processed, energy - dense options.
• Meat was essential for ancestral \(H. sapiens\) (hunting was a major activity). In the U.S., while meat is consumed, it's not uniquely more essential than in ancestral times in terms of diet composition for survival.
• Ancestral \(H. sapiens\) likely had adequate calorie intake (they survived), and in the U.S., calorie intake can be excessive (not just adequate).
• In the U.S., children don't have to work hard for food (unlike ancestral times where all members might have been involved in food - getting activities).

Answer:

There is a surplus of food, Food technology can create energy dense foods