why do humans like fried food?
In: Biology
Like sugar and protein, fat is a vital nutrient.
For most of our evolutionary past fats were hard to come by so we indulge in them when they become available.
For the first time in history, here in the modern era we live in a food toxic environment. That is there is so much food of so many varieties that the things that used to be the hardest to get are now extremely commonplace. So the part of us that evolved to eat things like fatty organs, fruit, and so on whenever given the chance, now misfire to have us gorge on the plenty around us even though it is not good for us.
In short it’s tasty and delicious precisely because it used to be rare and difficult to acquire.
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