• Question: If you are sick because you eat a horrible version of something or too much then why do you still dislike it after recovering from the illness?

    Asked by Mia to Chris, Rebecca on 26 Jun 2015.
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      Rebecca Dewey answered on 26 Jun 2015:


      Your brain will have associated the food with the illness. This is a strong evolutionary urge, because it is beneficial to remember what made you ill so that you don’t eat it again and get ill again!

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