Do certain cravings mean something? (Mmm peanut butter)

angiek123 · April 2014

I never crave peanut butter. I rarely even eat it, but the past few days I have wanted to eat it by the spoonful. Do certain cravings mean some something? Like some kind of vitamin deficiency or something?

enchantedgardener · April 2014

I'm not sure how much research has been done on the topic, but I've read a few articles that suggest there is a link between cravings for specific foods and being low in a particular nutrient which that food provides.

I know I read an article on the topic in a fitness magazine recently, but I can't remember where.

snazzyjazzy21 · April 2014

Scientifically, it's thought that they don't.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10000872396390443995604578002253859884598?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443995604578002253859884598.html

Studies showed cravings were based more on social rather than nutritional cues. Aka, if your body needed something, it'd probably be craving fruit and vege, not delicious PB

angiek123 · April 2014

Scientifically, it's thought that they don't.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10000872396390443995604578002253859884598?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443995604578002253859884598.html

Studies showed cravings were based more on social rather than nutritional cues. Aka, if your body needed something, it'd probably be craving fruit and vege, not delicious PB

Interesting. I'm probably just craving PB because I'm PMSing and feeling deprived.

_John_ · April 2014

I had a craving for berries today...

kilsafari · April 2014

I wish there was a day I DIDN'T crave peanut butter

soooo delicious...... soooo hard to resist....

silver_arrow3 · April 2014

I had a craving for berries today...

Will you be seeing any bluebonnets soon? I think your body is preparing you...

ninerbuff · April 2014

Deprivation would usually be the first answer. IMO, it's usually stuff you don't think you can eat (even if you don't eat it alot) that people crave.

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Do certain cravings mean something? (Mmm peanut butter)

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