(Q001) In this lab, we considered various human adaptations. It important to remember that many of these adaptations evolved to suit environmental circumstances of the past, and that they may be less helpful even maladaptive) in today's world. For example, humans are adapted to store fat in the body for later use. This is very helpful during times when food is limited ( such as during extended droughts) because allows us to live on the fat stores of our bodies. However, in much of the world today, there is food abundance rather than food scarcity. In the face of food abundance in many populations today, our ability to store fat becomes maladaptive and contributes to obesity and related health problems ( type 2 diabetes, heart disease,