“So I wanted chocolate or cake. How about chips and soda? Or sour cucumbers! Admit it, have you had such desires? For sure. But, as soon as you did them, the body's call to consume some unhealthy foods immediately disappeared. And you didn’t even think that this could be an indicator of a deficiency of substances important for the body. And yet, the desires of the body should be listened to, they can tell a lot of interesting things.
Today, the editors of estet-portal will tell you about the lack of what substances the desire to eat something sweet indicates, why you want starchy foods and why the body needs soda.
- I want a cake, or a big chocolate bar, or maybe all at once and also a bun
- I want chips and something salty
- What does craving for sour or smoked and other types of foods mean
- How to make up for the lack of substances in the body, so as not to harm yourself with harmfulness
I want a cake, or a big chocolate bar, or maybe all at once and another bun
Sweets are always associated with a holiday and good mood. And most often, when we are experiencing a strong emotional shock, stress, we seize it with something sweet. And usually, for our body, these are unhealthy foods. Indeed, sweets are a kind of antidepressant. But also, they can be addictive if the amount of consumption is not controlled.
When a person wants sweets, the body tries to tell that he lacks such elements as: magnesium, glucose, phosphorus, chromium or tryptophan.
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Cravings for floury foods can also indicate chromium deficiency and low levels of
I want chips and something salty
If you suddenly want to eat a big pack of chips alone, or something super salty, it means that your body is dehydrated. Cravings for salty foods,
that retain fluid may mean that you are not drinking enough water and your body needs more. Often such a desire occurs with intestinal disorders, vomiting, excessive sweating.
Another reason for wanting to eat
unhealthy foodswith a high salt content can be lack of electrolytes. What does craving for sour or smoked and other types of foods mean
If you suddenly want something sour, the body lacks vitamin C.
Craving for smoked meats indicates a lack of cholesterol.
I want fatty foods - lack of calcium. Also, with a shortage of this substance, you want to drink carbonated drinks.
Seafood is your weakness? You are deficient in iodine.
You can't live without milk and dairy products -
lack of calcium or essential amino acids – tryptophan, lysine and leucine. How to make up for the lack of substances in the body, so as not to harm yourself with harm
The lack of substances in the body must be replenished. But they don't have to be
unhealthy products, you can only hurt yourself with them. For example, with a lack of glucose, you should not eat cakes and a lot of chocolate, take fruit or honey. If you are low on vitamin C, eat a lemon, kiwi, or Brussels sprouts. The lack of calcium can be blocked by broccoli and legumes. And chlorides are found in fish and unboiled goat's milk. Therefore, when you feel unnatural cravings for certain foods, look for foods that can replace bad things for you.
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