Is chocalate addicting?

Question

I know everyone will say yes, including myself, but is there any scientific evidence to back it up?

Answer 1

Yes!
Chocolate as a drug
A chocolate candy.Chocolate contains a variety of substances, some of which are addictive (such as caffeine). These include:

Sugar - Chocolate bars (as opposed to cocoa) contain large amounts of sugar.
Caffeine - The stimulant present in coffee and tea.
Theobromine - Various theobromines are present.
Anandamide - An endogenous cannabinoid.
Tryptophan - An essential amino acid that is a precursor to serotonin, an important neurotransmitter involved in regulating moods.
Phenylethylamine - An endogenous amphetamine. Often described as a 'love chemical'. However, it is quickly metabolized by the enzyme MAO-B, preventing significant concentrations from reaching the brain.
Current research indicates that chocolate is a weak stimulant because of its content of theobromine. However, chocolate contains too little of this compound for a reasonable serving to create effects in humans that are on par with a coffee buzz. Chocolate also contains small amounts of the compound caffeine. There are 5 to 10 milligrams of caffeine in one ounce of bittersweet chocolate, 5 milligrams in milk chocolate, and 10 milligrams in a 170 millilitre cup of cocoa. There are 100 to 150 milligrams of caffeine in an 220 millilitre cup of coffee, it would be necessary to eat more than a dozen chocolate bars to get the same amount of caffeine as one cup of coffee. The pharmacologist Ryan J. Huxtable has described chocolate as "more than a food but less than a drug". However, chocolate is a very potent stimulant for horses; its use is therefore banned in horse-racing. Theobromine is also a contributing factor in acid reflux because it relaxes the esophageal sphincter muscle, allowing stomach acid to more easily enter the esophagus.

Melted chocolate and a piece of a chocolate barChocolate also contains small quantities of the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide and the cannabinoid breakdown inhibitors N-oleoylethanolamine and N-linolenoylethanolamine. Anandamides are produced naturally by the body, in such a way that their effects are extremely targeted (compared to the broad systemic effects of drugs like tetrahydrocannabinol) and relatively short-lived. In experiments N-oleoylethanolamine and N-linolenoylethanolamine interfere with the body's natural mechanisms for breaking down endogenous cannabinoids, causing them to last longer. However, noticeable effects of chocolate related to this mechanism in humans have not been demonstrated.

Some studies have described a condition called Hysteroid dysphoria, characterized by repeated episodes of depressed mood in response to feeling rejected, and a craving for chocolate.

Answer 2

Technically, no. While it is true that eating chocolate makes us feel good and want more, that can be said about any pleasurable activity. To be considered addictive, the substance cannot be food because it must be something that causes a chemical dependence, and we are already dependent on food because we need it to survive.

There was a study done in which people who had chocolate cravings were given either normal chocolate or a chocolate pill (so that they would get the chemicals in chocolate but not be able to taste it). Only the normal chocolate satisfied people's chocolate cravings. This is because they were not addicted to the chemicals, they just liked the taste of it.

Answer 3

Let me see.Yes,there was a time when it was thought that chocolate is addicting because of her ingredients which could cause an addiction,but it was soon discover that it doesn't really make any damage(it will just make weight a lot).Hope u liked me answer!

Answer 4

no its just like something thats so good u can't stop eatting it like for example
french fries
onion rings
potato chips
cup cakes
fudge brownies
chocolate chip cookies
milky ways or musketeer bars
cadbury chocolate bars
dove chocolate
ice cream sundaes
pizza
cheese burgers
mashed potatoes
hot dogs
tacos
cinnabuns
prezels
pop corn
tostitos
bread
pasta
cheese
pudding
coffee
tea

Answer 5

ahh chocalate, it is addicting to some people, when im down i eat 3 muskettears, makes me much ,,uch better

Answer 6

yes, it produces hormones that either send signals to your brain that indicates pleasure and happiness. these hormones come a lot from junk food, that's why we eat it so much, because it makes us feel good for a little while.

Answer 7

Oh yes, My mother is good example of that she can't help to eat it, chocolate is kinda like her drug of choice.

Answer 8

yes chocolate can be a addiction

Answer 9

NO I DON;T THINK SO .
IF YOU WANT TO GAIN WEIGHT .
JUST KEEP EATING IT