2006-07-07 00:52:29 · 30 answers · asked by Jellybaby 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
because it's high in stuff that your body needs for energy, so according to the theory of evolution, the answer would be...etc.
2006-07-07 00:55:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The origin of everyone's favourite comfort food can be traced back to the region of Latin America and the tropical cacao tree, whose beans provided the raw material for a murky drink, consumed by the Mayan and Aztec civilisations as a symbol of ceremony, status and wealth. After the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, it was only a matter of time before chocolate fever hit Europe. The Marquis de Sade was said to have written relentlessly to his wife from prison demanding supplies of the stuff.
So why does chocolate taste so good? One reason is because good chocolate melts in the mouth (its melting point is slightly below human body temperature) - and another is that all those endorphins (feel-good hormones) are unleashed in your brain each time you take a bite. Some scientists (chocoholic ones, we suspect) reckon it increases our happiness by over 50 per cent - so smile, it's good for you.
2006-07-13 22:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by flymetothemoon279 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"COLS" was totally right about her answer. These things are the reason chocolate tastes to good to our tongue and our brain.
However, chocolate ITSELF is very bitter and tastes almost like ground coffee beans. The cocoa pod in it's natural state is pretty nasty - so it's all that sugar, fat and chemicals they add that actually make it yummy to eat!
2006-07-07 01:48:37 · answer #3 · answered by The Lizard Queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its because eating it releases the same hormones as sex, smiling and laughing does. As all those are good things so is chocolate.
2006-07-07 01:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by nevergrowup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because at certain times of the month your body craves magnesium, which is in both chocolate and peanut butter amongst other things. Also we crave it as it releases endorphins and our brain remembers that.
Also, it's naughty, so of course we love it.
2006-07-07 00:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by yodellingdolphinofkirkwall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it gives women mini orgasms through the relese of a chemical in the chocolate thats in our bodies, so eat chocolate while having sex ond prepare for an explosive night!
2006-07-07 00:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by Layla P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) It contains a lot of sugar.
2) It contains a lot of fat.
3) It releases phenylethylamine in your brain, which is the same chemical that stimulates feelings of love.
2006-07-07 01:01:06 · answer #7 · answered by Cols 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is not good for you & it's chocolate
2006-07-07 00:55:45 · answer #8 · answered by wombat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it releases the endomorphine chemical in your brian which is naturally released after a bit of 'hows your father' ha ha!
2006-07-07 01:00:04 · answer #9 · answered by LOAJP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to researchers, chocolate elicits the same response in the brain of pleasure that one receives from sex.
2006-07-07 00:57:03 · answer #10 · answered by CALLIE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question-- I'm curious myself since I never did understand the big attraction to it.
2006-07-07 01:06:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋