No Stupid Questions · September 13, 2026 · 00:32:25

92. Is Poor Nutrition a Supply Problem or a Demand Problem?

Angela Duckworth and Mike Maughan tackle whether poor nutrition is fundamentally a supply or a demand problem. They explore how evolution may have wired us to crave unhealthy foods, what policies could boost people’s appetite for nutritious options, and even debate whether Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen counts as a cultural icon.

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Poor Nutrition: A Supply or Demand Problem?

The hosts frame poor nutrition as a question of whether it stems from a lack of healthy food options (supply side) or a lack of desire to eat healthily (demand side).

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Evolutionary Mismatch and Food Cravings

The discussion considers whether human evolution has hard-wired us to crave high-calorie foods that were scarce in ancestral environments.

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