What Turn Woman On, Is It Really Chocolate?

Is chocolate an aphrodisiac for a woman? According to the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 40 percent of women admitted to craving chocolate, while only 15 percent of men found it irresistible.  Maybe it has something to do with different gender food desires, women prefer sweet and sugary, men are into salt and protein. However, there is a scientific explanation for a woman’s chocolate desire. Does chocolate really turn a woman on? 

Let’s start with chemistry. Chocolate contains caffeine and theobromine, both stimulants, as well as tryptophan, all of them contributes to the production of serotonin which diminishes anxiety and cause elation, it is similar way how Ecstasy, the “love drug” works. Also chocolate contains phenlethylamine, “love chemical”, and this chemical seems to contribute a lot to the woman’s orgasm. Well, does it make chocolate an aphrodisiac for a woman? Well, it does a little bit. Unfortunately, most of chocolate’s love chemicals metabolizes before reaching the central nervous system. But, still, a little bit of these love chemicals survive. A little bit is better than none!

Creamy, sensual and a guilty pleasure are synonyms that can describe chocolate. For centuries humans crave for chocolate. And not only women, men too. Of course, men mostly use chocolate to seduce women. And let’s admit, it has worked for centuries. So as diamonds, so as poems and songs, so as flowers and candles. Does chocolate turn a woman on? Well, the right answer: women are turned on to chocolate, not necessarily by chocolate. What really turn a woman on are love and attention. And if she doesn’t have it, what does she have to do? Maybe a box of chocolate will help…