Why do we like junk food more than the nutrious ones?!


Question: Why do we like junk food more than the nutrious ones!?
whts the reason!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
The reason is that early in our evolutionary history food was not very abundant!. Those individuals who had a taste for fatty or sugary foods (including carbohydrates) increased their adipose (fat) tissues, allowing them to survive longer during periods of low food supply!. Since they survived longer, they reproduced more, and their offspring also had a taste for high fat/sugar foods!. So our evolutionary ancestors passed on this preference to modern generations!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

We're naturally programmed to crave fatty and sugary foods, because when we were cavemen foods high in calories were very hard to come by, and we needed those calories to survive and keep warm!.

also junk food is often a lot easier to come by, usually cheaper and quicker to prepare (if it needs any preparation at all)!.

There are lots of people who hate junk food though (myself included!)Www@FoodAQ@Com

As others have said, junk food is tastier because it contains more fat, sugar!. Most people who eat junk food are not aware of this!. They go by what their tongue wants than what their body needs!.

When people realize the long term effects of junk foods, they are bound to give them up!.

Those who are aware of 'what is healthy food' will avoid junk food!.
Most of the time it is also processed more so it has lost it's nutrients!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

High Fructose Corn Sryup!.!.!.
It can pull your blood sugar up which gives you a temporary emotional/ physical boasted feeling!. This becomes addicting therefore you want junk foods more than healthy foods low in sugar!. Most junk foods are loaded with this sugar (which is actually glucose and fructose)!. If you want to know more read http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/High-fructo!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Actually Indian people just want to blindly follow the western culture and eating habits that's why they are developing the taste of junk food after eating junk food they feel that they have become very modern and advance it shows that Indian still have the slave mentalityWww@FoodAQ@Com

Th reason is very obvious lady!.
Because junk food tastes better than healthy food!.
But we can make healthy food tasty too without losing is nutritionWww@FoodAQ@Com

because it taste better than healthy food and most of the time it is cheaper than healthy food and more affordable!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Easily attainable and full of sugar that our body always crave!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

junk food tastes better!. it has sugar, salt, or fat Www@FoodAQ@Com





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