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'Fed Up' author explains how evolution impacts eating, dieting and fat

Paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman talks about diets he's tested, and contradictory information about what's healthy to eat and what's not. He says evolution often works against weight-loss efforts.

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Terry Gross is the host and executive producer of NPR's Fresh Air.