Who doesn’t love pizza? It’s become one of the go-to comfort foods for the last few generations. The combination of cheese melted over vegetables or meat with a convenient bread base holding everything together, is a sure winner at any time! However by analyzing pizza buying behavior researchers at the University of Aberdeen have found that there is a pattern of most pizzas being ordered between 7 in the evening and 2 at night.

The behavior which was found consistently across UK, US, Canada, Australia and India is part of a five year detailed study by biologists. The pizza delivery and also Chinese take-away businesses seem to boom at this time. So why does fast food get a sales boost each evening? The biologists figure it to be remnants of a general rhythm of old humankind. The type that used to head off foraging before they began to feel hungry so that there’d be something to eat when required.

The study being conducted by the biologists at the University of Aberdeen hopes to understand human motivations about seeking food. I know why I usually seek food, even if those in the science project don’t! It’s usually because I’m feeling hungry and need to feed my face!