2006-07-21 11:37:03 · 14 answers · asked by awabian pwincess 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Why do we crave chocolate? There are times when nothing else tastes as good as chocolate. There are times when you want nothing else. Nothing else will do. There's even a name for someone who craves chocolate: a chocoholic. It's almost an uncontrollable urge.
Some scientists wondered why the average person in the U.S. eats 11 pounds of chocolate each year. They decided to analyze the contents of chocolate to find out how those compounds might affect our brains, and thus our moods. Just as caffeine seems to perk people up, chocolate seems to make us feel happy.
Chocolate contains approximately 380 known chemicals, so it's no wonder it's difficult to figure out why chocolate is such a favorite treat. And who's to say that it's only one or two things in chocolate that cause us to feel happy? Many of the chemicals in chocolate are found in other foods, yet we don't buy heart-shaped bananas to show that special someone that we care for them. It may be a unique chemical combination that gives chocolate its edge over vanilla, berry, and caramel. Although chocolate has been said to improve mood, it contains saturated fat and sugar, too, so don't overindulge - it's not the healthiest food. And keep chocolate away from Spot! A two-ounce piece of chocolate can be fatal to a dog because it can not digest one compound in chocolate called theobromine. Chocolate can also make some small children sick for the same reason.
2006-07-21 11:43:52 · answer #1 · answered by Panther 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I love Chocolate!
2006-07-21 11:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Valorie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause of the sugar and cocoa
2006-07-21 11:43:16 · answer #3 · answered by mymusic1994 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it has otherworldly powers!!
FYI: it's all about the dark!!
2006-07-21 11:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by anglo_audiophile 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an evil plot.
2006-07-21 11:41:37 · answer #5 · answered by Danaerys 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cause of all the sugar in it
2006-07-21 11:41:06 · answer #6 · answered by Kittie_Nash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's bad for you.
2006-07-21 11:40:55 · answer #7 · answered by roninscribe80 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a good way to get high (hahahaha)
2006-07-21 13:06:43 · answer #8 · answered by iHanadi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coco butter makes it that way
2006-07-21 11:41:07 · answer #9 · answered by Wendy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yum
2006-07-21 11:39:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋