Theory About Cravings

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    edited December 2015
    earlnabby wrote: »
    The only one that makes a little sense is a craving for salt. Mammals need salt (the first known trade between bands of early man was in salt) and I wouldn't be surprised if we still have a remnant of that instinct. Otherwise it is woo.

    Saw that with a group of people on a juice only week - went mad for salted tomatoes on day 5 when they became available. Have seen the hypothesis that the reduction of salt in food may have a role in overconsumption too.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25572931

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