Women are essentially drawn to chocolate as men are essentially drawn to meat. And because of that, so many people have asked why women and chocolate have this kind of a special relationship. However, up until now, it is still considered a mystery as to why women are always so powerless to resist chocolate. Does it have to do with marketing? Or were women really made to have chocolate as their kryptonite?
Chocolate cravings are a classic behavior according to Bee Wilson which is a British food writer and historian. She explained that although our genes can influence our taste in food, to some extent, our food preference are largely shaped by our surroundings. "From our earliest years, girls pick up on the fact that chocolate is special and for us," she said. "We absorb the message that chocolate will soothe us when we are down and that when we are happy it will make us happier still," she continued.
Stuff.co.nz reported that there are no biological reasons why women have that kind of cravings for chocolates more than men. She referred to a 2006 study regarding gender and chocolate cravings in the United States and Spain where it was found that 59 percent of American males and 91 percent of females admitted to having chocolate cravings. However, in Spain, the gap between genders was not so big (80 percent in men and 90 percent in women) a clear indication that the craving was more of a culture thing than biology.
There is a perception that says, "Women are to subsist on salad (and chocolate, sometimes) and men are to fill their plates with meat and savory dishes."
So, does that really mean that women crave more chocolates than men?
The answer may not be that simple. According to Huffington Post, Dr. Julia Hormes, an assistant professor of clinical psychology at the University of Albany said that almost 50 percent of women in America crave chocolate right around their menstruation period. While meat is commonly connected with masculinity, there's no marked biological evidence than men need more meat than women. "We use food to make judgments about people all the time," Hormes explained.
