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Do cravings tend to be indicative of deficiencies? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm more referring to when a random person experiences a random craving for something they've had before.

Does that generally point to something you've had before that unknowingly satisfied a deficiency and which your body tacitly took note of?

I notice it sometimes, like

Beef = i "need" a burger (I'm a skinny dude, beef is not a common staple for me)

Fruit: i need juice or actual berries in yogurt for a smoothie or parfait

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But when you havent had or wanted something from a long way back...why does that craving arise?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Memories are weird. Combinations of random circumstances might cause you to remember the last time when you are the item, and how it made you feel afterwards