Strategies to reduce harmful thoughts about food that are persistent, intrusive and distressing can help people better cope with “food noise.”
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Crash diets could even have the opposite effect on your waist line.
Recent headlines suggested that pregnancy-like food cravings or aversions are a telltale sign of cancer. An oncologist explains.
High-fat, sugar-rich and salty foods are just so enjoyable to eat. And it’s not only you who thinks so – we’ve evolved that way.
You likely know that the sight and smell of food can trigger cravings. But internal cues from your gut and your brain play just as important a role in the decisions you make around food.
Reaching for pasta or a bowl of comforting soup? Here’s how the cooler months can affect our cravings.
Our “food reward” system is powerful – and is largely behind why we crave unhealthy foods.
Women might find themselves reaching for sweets and potato chips in the two weeks before their period, even if they don’t have a diagnosis of PMS. An OBGYN explains these cyclical food cravings.
Obese people don’t have more frequent or intense food wanting episodes than lean people, but they do enjoy their food less.
Nutritional deficiencies are linked to food cravings in certain situations. In general, however, there is no real evidence to link our common food cravings with nutritional deficiencies.
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Director of the Health Exercise and Rehabilitation Group, Bangor University
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Southern California
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology of Appetite and Obesity, University of Liverpool
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Accredited Practising Dietitian and Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Lecturer in Nutrition and Behaviour, Bournemouth University
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Michigan State University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Biological Psychology, University of Leeds
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