This makes sense to me given a layperson's understanding of biology and evolution. In modern times, food is plentiful. Throughout history, it was not: people of

This makes sense to me given a layperson's understanding of biology and evolution. In modern times, food is plentiful. Throughout history, it was not: people often had to eat what was on hand, and make use of as much of the available calories present when they had the opportunity. I'm also curious if there's any research done on things we get from binge eating that are not calories. Do we see a similar uptake of nutrients? Is eating less efficiently from a calorie perspective still beneficial in evolutionary terms if we get something else (vitamins, minerals, etc)?