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Beat Your Food Cravings

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A lot of people, especially dieters, experience the occasional ‘craving’ for food, and scientists have discovered that this craving is not just to satiate hunger, but is actually a craving for a specific type of food group. Whether it is in the form of candies, chocolates, potato chips or several glasses of wine, scientists have noticed that this craving is actually that of our body signalling us to ‘take in’ some sugar or carbohydrates. Previously perceived as one of the consequences of a person’s bad eating habits or his lack of will power, this craving for sugar or carbohydrates has been found out by scientists to have an underlying scientific (more specifically, ‘biological’) reason, and the psychology of bad eating habits or lack of will power has nothing to do with it. Scientific/Biological Reasons for Food Craving You see, when depression or exhaustion strikes us, our body enters into a state wherein the sugar content in our blood is low, and it sends a corresponding signal t