How come just keeping food/drinks in our mouth isn’t satisfactory enjoyment wise?

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Most of us are fortunate enough to not just eat/drink for survival, but also for enjoyment. We taste food and beverages the moment they enter our mouths, and we can taste/chew/feel texture/etc.. but still we dont quite feel satisfied until we actually swallow.

For example: no matter how much you enjoy your favorite drink, you cant just take one sip and keep it in your mouth forever.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Ultimately, because of evolution. If you ask “why” enough times about answers here, the answer becomes this:

Bodies need calories to function. If animal A can get enjoyment from just holding one mouthful of food indefinitely, while animal B has to continuously find and eat more and more food to get the same level of pleasure, animal B’s body would be much better able to survive famine/sickness/cold/life in general.

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