why do humans like fried food?
In: Biology
Carbohydrates are pure concentrated *energy*. Your body desperately wants that. A bunch of calories tightly packed in a small package, easy to digest. It’s exactly what you need. We’ve evolved to find carbohydrates delicious, to encourage us to eat them as much as possible. In an era of hunter-gatherers, this was a good idea, carbs were pretty hard to find. In our modern era of supermarkets, carbs are so plentiful and easy to find that “eat every carb you get your hands on” is no longer a smart survival strategy. But we evolved in a time when it was a smart survival strategy. Obesity was nonexistent before the invention of agriculture. There simply was never enough food to allow anyone to eat so much they could get obese. You’ll notice there’s no obese wild animals.
Also the [Maillard reaction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction) (the process of food browning when cooked) creates a tasty flavor that we enjoy for some reason.
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