2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Haven't you ever felt that you just can't stand it if you don't eat at least one piece of chocolate? According to scientists, the secret of this behavior lies in the biochemistry of the brain.
Chocolate contains phenylethylamine - a substance that is synthesized by our brain. It stimulates the functioning of the body and quickly improves mood.
This is the substance that the brain produces when a person is in love. It speeds up the heart rate, increases energy levels and creates a romantic mood.
After breaking up with a loved one, people often reach for chocolate without realizing that in this way they are just trying to create in themselves the same feeling they feel towards their ex-lover.
According to psychiatrists, the desire to eat chocolate is nothing more than a subconscious attempt to increase phenylethylamine levels to feel the joy of life again.
The cocoa from which chocolate is made is a complex mixture of over five hundred flavor components - this is twice as many as the components of lemon or strawberry.
The chocolate aroma, which is rich in volatile substances, pleasantly tickles our nose with wine, fruit and color nuances.
People who can't do without chocolate one day are real chocoholics. They are perfectly normal, but have common features with people who suffer from mood disorders.
Women, who spend a lot of time looking for inattention and approval, suffer the most. They suffer when they are denied, and during depression they overeat and feel a great need for sweets.
Strange as it may sound, chocolate does not spoil teeth, it even contains substances that protect tooth enamel. But chocolate also has its dark side.
It can cause a migraine attack, especially in women. According to some scientists, chocolate can act on the brain like marijuana. This is due to anandamide, which is contained in cocoa.
This substance excites neurons in the brain that are sensitive to the cannabinoids of marijuana. But this component is present in chocolate in such a modest amount that you have to eat a total of 40 kg of chocolate to feel close to the use of marijuana.
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