eli5: Why is it that unhealthy foods taste so good(chocolate, soda, candy, fried foods etc.) despite it being bad for us while healthier foods (veggies, whole grain etc.) taste much worse in comparison?

Question

Wouldn’t our bodies recognize which foods that are most beneficial and demand to have more of that?

In: Biology

Answer 1

You crave what you eat. If you start only eating fruits and vegetables, they’ll start tasting rich and amazing. And you won’t crave junk anymore. It happened to my sister. She went vegan (natural vegan or something) and stopped eating anything processed. Eventually the smell of things like Doritos made her gag