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Sunday, October 10

Why are disgusting-tasting foods usually the most nutricious?

Wasn't nature supposed to have built us for survival? When you feel cold, your body shivers to keep you warm. When your skin gets cut, platelets clot the blood around the area. When you get a disease, your immune system kicks in. So why does the tongue want to reject nutricious food? Doesn't the brain know that the food can make our immune system stronger?
If we think along the lines of Darwin theory, it would be suggesting that the world will slowly be rid of weak-minded people-people who cannot bare to swallow 'bluaarrrgghh!!!'-tasting foods. Hmmm....

8 comments:

  1. I did not understand your 2nd paragraph.

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  2. I meant that according to Darwin's Theory only the strongest survive....So the people who have low willpower and eat only sugary foods and no 'yucky' tasting foods will live shorter lives..

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  3. Doesn't it all depend on our individual taste? I mean we are taught to like junk food...
    There are people out there who do very much like broccoli and green veggies.
    Now if we would be given chicken everyday or say pizza's everyday. We would get sick of it and might even find the idea of having vegetables a thrill.

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  4. we arent taught to like junk food...:) our parents try in vain to teach us exactly the opposite...but yes the 2nd part of what you say is true...just imagine such a world...

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  5. According to Darwin's theory it is more likely that our taste buds adjust to the taste. That is all the ugly tasting stuff would start to taste awesome for us and the hamburgers will start tasting like shit.

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  6. umm...no i dont think so...i thought darwin's theory says that the people who find vegetable's tasty have a better chance of surviving in society, while the rest of us will die out....

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