Article suggesting a connection between food and sex:

Are You Substituting Food for Sex?

"There is an undeniable relationship between our sexuality and the food we eat. And somehow, for millions of Americans we have lost our way on our search for sexual satisfaction and pleasure somewhere in a big box of chocolate. Food has become a stand in for sex, for countless people.

After all, eating is accessible and provides an immediate rush of pleasure. Eating compulsively can also put us in a kind of trance state and numb us for what we may be really wanting.

This does beg the question: “Why are we substituting food for sex?” Perhaps it is the usual obstacles to sexual pleasure that get in our way: Guilt, Shame and Fear."

Read more:

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/are...d-for-sex.html

Is this author right - is there in fact a connection between food and sex?

But you'd think sexual liberation is on the rise, so why is overweight also on the rise?

Are humans sensation seekers as said here, or is that a function of a boring/unnatural life?