Your body knows what nutrient deficiencies you have and craves foods with those nutrients
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I don't know. I used to like ketchup with everything but for the past couple of years I've been craving yellow mustard which isn't nutritious at all.
Other than that I just crave burgers, but my body gets plenty of protein and fat. I also take 2 different kinds of multivitamins .0 -
When I'm protein deficient I definitely crave meat.
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Unfortunately all the case studies are done with small numbers (some as few as one). Most of these are iron related, not going searching for other pica/nutrient deficiency articles.
http://www.kawasaki-m.ac.jp/soc/kikanshi/KMJ_35-4_PDF/35.329.2009_KMJ_Hata_etal.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25169035
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14615690
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20226051
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/29/6/1012
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0047129
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/early/2014/08/13/jn.114.192070.abstract0 -
I crave citrus, and often tuna, after I've had a bad day with my seizures (basically, carbs, protein, Vitamin C, B vitamins - all things that would aid recovery.) So yeah, I've always felt there was something to it...0
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Here, I did the heavy lifting for you: http://bit.ly/ZVL21O0
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My body must be lacking whatever makes me want to eat butterfingers...?0
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KameHameHaaaa wrote: »No idea on that one. The only thing I'm low on (badly) is vitamin D. I was taking 50000 IU's *prescribed* twice a week on top of D3 5000 IU's twice a day. I never crave fish, eggs etc. It's always something like honey buns and pizza LOL!"me wrote:I've been known to offer vitamin d to certain lucky people.
Legen....
wait for it.
..... DARY!0 -
I had pica (specifically, ice) when I was seriously anemic and it went away when my hemoglobin levels finally went back to normal. Apparently ice cravings are not uncommon with anemia. So I tend to think that there's something to it, but that our bodies aren't good at having the correct craving to match the deficiency. Because usually my body is saying "carbs pls" and I eat plenty of those.0
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girlviernes wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »girlviernes wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
ETA I have heard of a recent study on women craving fat for DHA but I haven't been able to locate it yet.
I do think it makes sense we would have ability to detect gross deficiencies for very vital nutrients and seek to replace. Not up on the lit though
No, now that I remember a little more clearly, it was a theory that women are eating more fat to get the same DHA as before because they need to have a certain level of DHA for pregnancy but the percentage of DHA in fats is lower these days so they are gaining weight but the extra fat would have the same amount of DHA content as women decades ago with less body fat. I don't think there has been a formal study on it yet.
Interesting theory then, but are women actually eating more fat? That is surprising to me.
That seems to be what they suggest, it sounds like a social biology theory so it may be a little stretched.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »girlviernes wrote: »
So that's one order for a peer review and one order for a meta-analysis... Cars getting full. Oddly enough, there is evidence for pica in certain cultures for iron deficiencies but not for corresponding food cravings in any population. Curious....
ETA I have heard of a recent study on women craving fat for DHA but I haven't been able to locate it yet.
I had pica for crunching ice when I was anemic, but never once craved a rare steak or a big pile of broccoli. And I was severely iron deficient (like almost needing a transfusion deficient).
ETA: eating ice doesn't actually provide any iron, btw. So if the body is picking things to eat based on an iron deficiency, it isn't do a very good job.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
^^^^^^Well it kinda does. It's just your body doesn't particularly care whether you get 5000 calories or 3 getting those nutrients. There is calcium and fibre in ice cream. Your body doesn't always have smart impulses. It's just an example.
THIS
And let's not forget, our bodies are screaming for us to overeat to better store fat for the upcoming famine that's sure to arrive any day now.
or the zombie apocalypse
Tainted meat?
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Here, I did the heavy lifting for you: http://bit.ly/ZVL21O
just a bunch of articles that reference the articles that they plagiarized as their source.
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In my personal experience with cravings I can tell you something, a craving is something that we shouldn't have but when I switched my diet to fix some health issues, deficiencies and so, my body started to "crave" more some foods that I was consuming which were giving me those nutrients.
Anyways, there are so many things that cause cravings, if you do not consume enough food you will crave sweet after a meal, if you have bacterial overgrowth or yeast infections you will crave sugars so badly, sugar, also, is more addictive than cocaine, so once you cut it you will crave it. Another strange cravings like salty foods relate with minerals deficiencies.
I am not going to post a list of sites, do your own research on cravings and then comment.0 -
My body has a huge deficiency of vitamin Pizza, which must explain why I am always craving it.0
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Scarecrowsama wrote: »sugar, also, is more addictive than cocaine,
soooo true.... same goes for heroin0 -
astronomicals wrote: »Scarecrowsama wrote: »sugar, also, is more addictive than cocaine,
soooo true.... same goes for heroin
Do you have a study on that because I'm undecided on which I should take... 0 -
No studies to contribute just my own personal experience.
When I was pregnant all I wanted to eat was sour cream and chicken...lots of it...later it was just white creamy sauces...(you all just never mind) ie ranch dressing, sour cream.....ice cream...which meant potatoes (ranch dressing/sour cream), deep fried veggies dipped in ranch, mexican food (sour cream)
Since my husband started lifting with me he has gone from a total carb junkie (seriously) to a total protien consuming machine....3 burgers with cheese and avocadoes no buns...I am like where the heck is my husband.
I am not saying all cravings are like that...for example my craving for a dairy milk bar and a diet coke around 8pm every night but hey...who knows.0 -
I do not remember where did I see the link for that study but I will give you similars:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719144
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17668074
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/
And of course just Google about articles about sugar addiction and cocaine, you will find more info.0 -
Scarecrowsama wrote: »I do not remember where did I see the link for that study but I will give you similars:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719144
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17668074
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/
And of course just Google about articles about sugar addiction and cocaine, you will find more info.
All foods can be addictive, there is plenty of evidence for similar addictions in fat as well.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Scarecrowsama wrote: »I do not remember where did I see the link for that study but I will give you similars:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719144
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17668074
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/
And of course just Google about articles about sugar addiction and cocaine, you will find more info.
All foods can be addictive, there is plenty of evidence for similar addictions in fat as well.
Agreed; food is totally addictive. Every time I try to quit, after a few days, I get massive withdrawal symptoms - shaking, weakness, obsession about food, inability to concentrate, headaches, etc.
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I am agree, but the health issues caused by sugar compared to other things are like a joke. That is why is important to rotate foods and do not abuse of anything. But be careful, eating whole foods is hard to have addictions to any group of foods, you probably have them since when you ate wrong. Food additives create insane addictions like the MSG or similars.0
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Scarecrowsama wrote: »I do not remember where did I see the link for that study but I will give you similars:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719144
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17668074
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/
And of course just Google about articles about sugar addiction and cocaine, you will find more info.
All foods can be addictive, there is plenty of evidence for similar addictions in fat as well.
Agreed; food is totally addictive. Every time I try to quit, after a few days, I get massive withdrawal symptoms - shaking, weakness, obsession about food, inability to concentrate, headaches, etc.
Funny how that work. Food isn't just addictive it creates a physical dependancy which is even worse. I think we need to regulate this dangerous substance! Think of the children!0 -
Scarecrowsama wrote: »I am agree, but the health issues caused by sugar compared to other things are like a joke. That is why is important to rotate foods and do not abuse of anything. But be careful, eating whole foods is hard to have addictions to any group of foods, you probably have them since when you ate wrong. Food additives create insane addictions like the MSG or similars.
Your poor wording has made you more right than you know ...
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Agreed.Scarecrowsama wrote: »I am agree, but the health issues caused by sugar compared to other things are like a joke.
Fully overblown.
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I must be nicotine deficient.0
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »astronomicals wrote: »Scarecrowsama wrote: »sugar, also, is more addictive than cocaine,
soooo true.... same goes for heroin
Do you have a study on that because I'm undecided on which I should take...
Also, what does it even mean?
Usually the reference is to a study that shows that rats get as much pleasure from sugar as heroin, but that's hardly the same thing. I've never quit heroin or cocaine (did quit drinking, though), but I know from experience that dropping added sugar and even fruit for a while did not cause any painful withdrawal symptoms or really anything negative. So I'm, shall we say, skeptical.
More significantly, whether something is like cocaine or heroin would seem to me to have less to do with whether it is difficult to stop eating, for whatever reason that might be the case (i.e., coffee IS addictive, and lots of people might have trouble giving up their favorite foods without being addicted, and clearly none of us can give up water), and more to do with the effect of being an addict on your life. I was fat (without being addicted to food, IMO) and think it's quite perverse to compare that to the harm caused by drug addiction.0 -
girlviernes wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »girlviernes wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
ETA I have heard of a recent study on women craving fat for DHA but I haven't been able to locate it yet.
I do think it makes sense we would have ability to detect gross deficiencies for very vital nutrients and seek to replace. Not up on the lit though
No, now that I remember a little more clearly, it was a theory that women are eating more fat to get the same DHA as before because they need to have a certain level of DHA for pregnancy but the percentage of DHA in fats is lower these days so they are gaining weight but the extra fat would have the same amount of DHA content as women decades ago with less body fat. I don't think there has been a formal study on it yet.
Interesting theory then, but are women actually eating more fat? That is surprising to me.
Seems quite unlikely. The population as a whole is eating less fat, and my guess--without stats, though--is that women are likely to have cut back fat more than men, for the obvious reasons.
However, I would be interested in more information if Wheelhouse can remember the source. I'm open to being wrong.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »astronomicals wrote: »Scarecrowsama wrote: »sugar, also, is more addictive than cocaine,
soooo true.... same goes for heroin
Do you have a study on that because I'm undecided on which I should take...
Also, what does it even mean?
Usually the reference is to a study that shows that rats get as much pleasure from sugar as heroin, but that's hardly the same thing. I've never quit heroin or cocaine (did quit drinking, though), but I know from experience that dropping added sugar and even fruit for a while did not cause any painful withdrawal symptoms or really anything negative. So I'm, shall we say, skeptical.
More significantly, whether something is like cocaine or heroin would seem to me to have less to do with whether it is difficult to stop eating, for whatever reason that might be the case (i.e., coffee IS addictive, and lots of people might have trouble giving up their favorite foods without being addicted, and clearly none of us can give up water), and more to do with the effect of being an addict on your life. I was fat (without being addicted to food, IMO) and think it's quite perverse to compare that to the harm caused by drug addiction.
You do reslize that was sarcasm or did you miss it in your need to go on a diatribe? Of course I dont buy the comparison.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »girlviernes wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »girlviernes wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
ETA I have heard of a recent study on women craving fat for DHA but I haven't been able to locate it yet.
I do think it makes sense we would have ability to detect gross deficiencies for very vital nutrients and seek to replace. Not up on the lit though
No, now that I remember a little more clearly, it was a theory that women are eating more fat to get the same DHA as before because they need to have a certain level of DHA for pregnancy but the percentage of DHA in fats is lower these days so they are gaining weight but the extra fat would have the same amount of DHA content as women decades ago with less body fat. I don't think there has been a formal study on it yet.
Interesting theory then, but are women actually eating more fat? That is surprising to me.
Seems quite unlikely. The population as a whole is eating less fat, and my guess--without stats, though--is that women are likely to have cut back fat more than men, for the obvious reasons.
However, I would be interested in more information if Wheelhouse can remember the source. I'm open to being wrong.
Sorry, it was an interview so nothing I can trace but I will continue to search.0 -
I found this link that might be of interest and seem to be somewhst related http://www.ascentahealth.com/omega-3-and-you/wellness/omega-3-body-composition-fat-fighting-fat/
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