Since the beginning of time, food has been a necessity of life. Eventually, it became a pleasant necessity of life as Romans held private parties where they entertained a small group of guests and served a feast full of Roman delicacies. Since then, food has become an emotional aspect of our lives. Some foods, such as cakes and biscuits, might create a pleasant experience for an individual, while other foods, such as vegetables and seafood, might create an unpleasant experience for him. Additionally, people may tend to eat a certain type of food or a certain amount of food depending on the emotional state they are in. It is also becoming more and more evident in society that people tend to engage in unhealthy eating behaviors when they experience negative emotions. , such as sadness or anger. Despite what you might think, humans have a pretty strong emotional relationship with food. A person's emotional response to food can vary based on many different emotions; some pleasant and some unpleasant. In one part of one study, participants were given a questionnaire to answer questions about the emotions they experienced in response to food (Desmet & Schifferstein, 2008). A total of twenty-two emotions were included in the questionnaire which had an even number of eleven pleasant emotions and eleven unpleasant emotions. In the questionnaire, all twenty-two emotions were judged on the relevance of experiencing each emotion while eating or tasting food. Each emotion was rated on a five-point scale that ranged from one being “never” (I have never felt this emotion while eating or tasting food) to five being “very often” (very often I feel this emotion while eating or tasting food ). Desmet and Schifferstein, 2008). As the findings from the central part of the paper demonstrate how food and emotions are interconnected, showing us that although food can elicit a positive or negative emotional response, emotions can influence an individual's responses. to food and one's eating behaviors. And as long as food continues to be a necessity for us to live and survive, we will always have an emotional connection to food. Works Cited Desmet, P. M., & Schifferstein, H. N. (2008). Sources of positive and negative emotions in the eating experience. Appetite, 50(2–3), 290-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2007.08.003.Macht, M. (1999). Characteristics of eating with anger, fear, sadness and joy. Appetite, 33(1), 129–139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/appe.1999.0236.Macht, M., & Mueller, J. (2007). Immediate effects of chocolate on experimentally induced moods. Appetite, 49(3), 667-674. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2007.05.004.