Why does a person crave certain foods?

Question

I have had an unusual craving for chocolate lately. I am not pregnant. I rarely used to eat chocolate, but now find myself craving it daily. Is this a medical condition or should I worry about it?

Answer 1

your body usually craves what it needs. my iron drops when i menstruate, and i always crave red meat and cooked spinach. and sometimes tuna for some reason... sometimes people just crave things because it's really good and they can't control their impulsive wants. :) but it sounds like you are craving the chemical that makes you happier, not the chocolate itself... do some that makes you happy, and go have a good laugh. and have a couple pieces of choclate, it's actually good for you in very small amounts!

Answer 2

Cravings--

Blood sugar imbalances are often prompted by chronic mineral deficiencies. The vast majority of people living in industrialized nations suffer from deficiencies in major minerals like zinc, magnesium and selenium, and in other nutrients. The brain, sensing these deficiencies, sends the signal to keep eating until the needed minerals are acquired, but since most modern processed foods are virtually devoid of these minerals, a person will never achieve the necessary mineralization consumption, no matter how much food they eat.

That's one reason why people can eat enormous quantities of processed or manufactured foods and still feel hungry. Their body is not receiving the proper hormonal "full" signals due to the absence of minerals necessary for normal blood sugar metabolism and hormone balance.

According to recent studies conducted by the Pritikin Longevity Center, diabetes starts from too much fat in the diet and insufficient exercise, not malfunction of the pancreas as previously thought. The pancreas continues to produce insulin when you have diabetes but the body becomes insulin resistant. Research has shown that over 90% of diabetes cases can be TOTALLY CORRECTED with diet and exercise. That means that you don't have to have limbs removed due to diabetes-induced gangrene. You don't have to go blind or suffer cardiovascular abnormalities because of diabetes. You can actually REVERSE some of these conditions with diet (nutrition, not weight loss) and exercise, and the removal of parasites and candida.

Watch the 8-minute non-profit video http://www.rawfor30days.com/view.html , about diabetes diet.
Best of luck.

Answer 3

You shouldn't worry too much....most people crave sweets (especially chocolate.) I've heard of two theories as to why people crave foods:
1. Your body is lacking certain vitamins or minerals and is telling you to eat foods which contain them.
2. Most foods (especially sweets, fats, salts) cause dopamine to release when eating them. Dopamine is a feel-good chemical. Your mind/body knows that when you take that first bite of chocolate, you will get that good feeling.

Answer 4

We usually crave foods that we need, the craving side of it is our bodys telling us we need this food or whatever it is so a message is sent to the brain and thats why you get cravings if you are not pregnant.

Answer 5

Then.why.should.iron.deficiency..lead.to.
craving.for.ice,
paint.etc.instead of.
craving.for.green.vegetables.or.
red.meat..don't.agree.with.
the.proposed.explanations
perhaps.nobody.knows.the.reason.