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Can’t Say No to Carbs? It’s in Your Genes! 🍞🍝🍚

Your love for bread, pasta, and rice might be thanks to evolution! A study in Science links our carb cravings to the AMY1 gene, which helps digest starch.

🧬 What’s the deal?
800,000 years ago, humans with more AMY1 copies could digest starch better. As farming began, these genes thrived—passing down our love for carbs.

🐕 Fun fact:
Even dogs and pigs evolved more AMY1 copies, sharing our carb-loving tendencies.

Next time you reach for that bread, just blame evolution! 😄