Well, anatomically modern humans evolved around discontinuous food availability, so fasting may play a more important role than we think in our metabolism. For

Well, anatomically modern humans evolved around discontinuous food availability, so fasting may play a more important role than we think in our metabolism. For example insulin and the growth hormones interact, and being well fed can have counter-intuitive consequences. e.g: Overfeeding kids might be counterproductive for their growth.