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Alicja Kowalska Author
2026-09-24 Date
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Chocolate cookies, sweet caramel, delicate bean cream with vanilla and fruits, strawberry cake, sweet waffles with nut filling... Milk or white chocolate, filled with long toffee cream... Fluffy whipped cream covered in chocolate glaze, biscuit with jelly, jelly in sugar, jellies in sour sprinkle, colorful gummies, licorice... The list of preferred sweets can be endless... Is that truly the case? Why can't we quit eating sweets?

Psychobiologiczne podstawy uzależnienia od słodkiego smaku: od życia płodowego po dorosłość

Analiza wrodzonych predyspozycji do preferencji słodkiego smaku, których źródła tkwią w okresie prenatalnym. Już w fazie embrionalnej i płodowej organizm ludzki wykazuje selektywne reakcje na bodźce smakowe transmitowane poprzez płyn owodniowy – jego skład chemiczny odzwierciedla dietę matki. Obserwacje naukowe dowodzą, że płód częściej wykonuje ruchy połykania w odpowiedzi na słodki smak płynu, podczas gdy smaki gorzkie lub kwaśne wywołują reakcje unikowe. Podobne wzorce zachowań utrzymują się u noworodków: słodkie substancje (mleko matki, preparaty mlekozastępcze, roztwory glukozy) indukują reakcje relaksacyjne – rozluźnienie mięśni twarzy i ogólny spokój, natomiast smaki nieprzyjemne (kwaśny, gorzki) prowokują grymasy, zaciskanie ust i płacz. Ewolucyjnie uzasadnioną hipotezą jest to, że preferencja dla słodkiego wynika z jego asocjacji z wysokokalorycznymi, bezpiecznymi źródłami energii (np. dojrzałe owoce), podczas gdy gorycz często sygnalizowała toksyczność roślin. Mechanizmy te, zakorzenione w adaptacyjnych strategiach przetrwania, kształtują nasze nawyki żywieniowe przez całe życie, co może tłumaczyć skłonność do nadmiernego spożycia cukrów w społeczeństwach współczesnych.
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