Craving beef??

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  • tequila09
    tequila09 Posts: 764 Member
    Yummm I love me a good steak!!
  • Lesa_Sass
    Lesa_Sass Posts: 2,213 Member
    I don't even like red meat, but I find myself craving it sometimes. I have an iron deficiency, and I usually attribute it to that.


    Weird fact: the desire to chew on ice also is a side effect of anemia.

    This is very interesting! My ice chewing habit went away not long after my hysterectomy, which cured my anemia.
  • firesoforion
    firesoforion Posts: 1,017 Member
    I think that almost all cravings are the result of your body asking for a particular type of nutrient.

    A lot of people I know say that. I think it's possible that is true occasionally, but not usually. It would not explain cravings for things like beer, Cheetos, cake, etc. If we were craving nutirtion it makes more sense that we'd only crave healthy foods.

    I think those are more likely a symptom of dependency, or habit, rather than need.

    Yeah, or more specifically like there's something in it that you need (who knows what), and your body asks for it but because you have a habit of having it, your body thinks that's what it wants. Like the chocolate example.
  • kmf91604
    kmf91604 Posts: 12 Member
    I haven't eaten beef in 25 years. I'm 44. I have only eaten chicken turkey or fish but just had no desire for beef. Through the years my iron has been giving me issues. Tonight is strange. I am eating chicken and although it is good, I am seriously undeniably craving huge hamburger. (No bread, gluten free). I don't get it. It's not my TOM. Im not preg. Why the extreme craving? So should I just give in?

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