Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

A taste for sweet – an anthropologist explains the evolutionary origins of why you're programmed to love sugar

  • Written by Stephen Wooding, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Heritage Studies, University of California, Merced
A taste for sweet – an anthropologist explains the evolutionary origins of why you're programmed to love sugarBeing able to perceive sweetness can guide foragers to the most calorie-rich picks.Elva Etienne/Moment via Getty Images

The sweetness of sugar is one of life’s great pleasures. People’s love for sweet is so visceral, food companies lure consumers to their products by adding sugar to almost everything they make: yogurt, ketchup, fruit...

More Articles ...

  1. Online tools put will-writing in reach for most people – but they're not the end of the line for producing a legally binding document
  2. After Afghanistan, US military presence abroad faces domestic and foreign opposition in 2022
  3. 'Don’t Look Up': Hollywood's primer on climate denial illustrates 5 myths that fuel rejection of science
  4. How cybercriminals turn paper checks stolen from mailboxes into bitcoin
  5. When researchers don't have the proteins they need, they can get AI to 'hallucinate' new structures
  6. What's the difference between sugar, other natural sweeteners and artificial sweeteners? A food chemist explains sweet science
  7. The promise of repairing bones and tendons with human-made materials
  8. Why does experiencing 'flow' feel so good? A communication scientist explains
  9. What is pay-as-you-throw? A waste expert explains
  10. Future engineers need to understand their work's human impact – here's how my classes prepare students to tackle problems like climate change

Magazine

Riset: ‘Influencer’ belum maksimal bawa fesyen Indonesia ‘go internasional’, perlu arahan pemerintah

Ilustrasi seorang influencer perempuan sedang merekam dirinta menggunakan ponsel genggam.Tint Media/Shutterstock● Riset menunjukkan peran ‘influencer’ dalam mengglobalkan fesyen Indo...

Green jobs: Apa benar punya prospek buat kaum muda?

● Generasi Z dan milenial kini memprioritaskan nilai dan dampak dalam memilih pekerjaan, bukan semata gaji atau jabatan.● Peminat green jobs tinggi, namun informasi dan aksesnya belum mera...

Putusan MK berikan angin segar, tapi UU ITE tetap bermasalah

Ilustrasi laptop dan borgol.Gorlov Alexander/Shutterstock● MK mengabulkan sebagian gugatan uji materiil UU ITE terkait pasal penghinaan dan pencemaran nama baik.● Putusan MK membawa angin ...