“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” but food turns her on, too. A new study found that women, particularly those who once dieted, are more likely to respond to romantic pictures when their stomachs are full. “This data suggests that eating may prime or sensitize women to rewards beyond food,” explained researcher Alice Ely, PhD. “It also supports a shared neurocircuitry [both men and women] for food and sex.”
A naughty nice-to-know, but who cares? Not only men interested in romantic liaisons, but also women who are historical dieters, because this indicates they are more primed in the reward centers of their brains (give me cake not carrots!) than satiated non-dieters, which predisposes them to crave comfort foods and pack on pounds.
