Study Facts: Sweet Food Bribery Has High Symptoms And A Soft Heart

Illustration of enjoying sweet foods (Freepic)

JAKARTA - Sweet food or sweettooth enthusiasts are said to have a high sense of sympathy and a soft heart. This was revealed through a study published in The Sun on November 8, 2024.

The researchers say many people in childhood have learned to be friendly to get sweet food. Research was conducted on 1,629 people in four countries, namely the United States, Mexico, Germany, and China.

According to data from the study, it shows that a person's pleasant personality is closely related to the desire to enjoy sweet foods.

Penulis penelitian, Dr. Carlota Batres dari Franklin and Marshall College in Pennysylvania, Amerika Serikat, mengatakan hal tersebut berlaku untuk berbagai budaya.

People who like sweet foods tend to be more sympathetic to the feelings of others, take time for others, be soft-hearted, and so on, said Dr. Carlota Batres.

The nature and personality that is gentle to high sympathy has been formed since childhood through a conscious nature. The relationship between good traits and sweet foods is said to be good for evolution.

This is because sugar sweet tastes can trigger energy, for a person to do good things that can have an impact on strengthening social bonds with the surrounding environment.

Meanwhile, the choice of sweet food is usually a dessert. Such as ice cream, donuts, souvenirs, to various slice cakes which have recently been widely sold in cafes.

However, the researchers also explained that breast milk (ASI) has a sweet taste. So sweet foods that are associated with gentle nature and high sympathy for a person are not only limited to variety of desserts or desserts.