This is why men will always choose sex over food

So think men love food so much? Well, think again
because there's actually something else they love
more - SEX!
We've always heard that the way to a man's heart
is his stomach, right? But according to a new
research, if given an option, a man would go for
sex instead of food.
A study conducted by the University of Rochester
Medical Centre indicates how subtle changes in the
brain's circuitry dictate differences in behaviour
between men and women.
Explaining further, Assistant Professor Douglas
Portman said: "While we know that human
behaviour is influenced by numerous factors,
including cultural and social norms, these findings
point to basic biological mechanisms that may not
only help explain some differences in behaviour
between males and females, but why different
sexes may be more susceptible to certain
neurological disorders."
The research looked at a microscopic roundworm
called 'C. elegans' and 'focussed' on a pair of
neurones called AWA that are strongly linked to
hunger and finding a partner.
Scientists looked at two genders, males and
hermaphrodites, an organism that has reproductive
organs normally associated with both male and
female sexes and can mate with males.
They put the worms in a petri dish and gave them
food, leaving them the option to either feed or go in
search of a mate.
Some worms had been genetically engineered to
make them more sensitive to the smell of food by
tampering with their neurones.
It was revealed that the normal male worms left
their food source and went in search of a mate.
However the males who had been genetically
engineered to be "hungrier" were ten times less
successful at mating as they wanted to stay by the
food source.
The hermaphrodites stayed put and simply waited
near the food source.
The study published in the journal Current Biology
suggests that the normal worms were able to
ignore or even suppress their hunger in favour of
finding a mate.
Prof Portman in the Department of Biomedical
Genetics and Center for Neural Development and
Disease said: "These findings show that by tuning
the properties of a single cell, we can change
behaviour.
"This adds to a growing body of evidence that sex-
specific regulation of gene expression may play an
important role in neural plasticity and,
consequently, influence differences in behaviours -
and in disease susceptibility - between thesexes."
It's just an experiment but it explains why men will
always favour sex over food, even when they're
actually hungry. Dear wives, drop your spoons and
hit the sheets! *Winks*