Cravings for highly palatable foods are highly prevalent during pregnancy2and contribute to the maintenance and development of gestational overweight or obesity3. However, the neurobiology underlying the distinct ingestive behaviours that result from craving specific foods remain unknown. Here we show that...
If you're craving Takis, cereal, or ranch dressing, here's what you need to know before digging in.
Why am I craving spicy food during pregnancy? Up to 90 percent of all pregnant women experience specific food cravings during pregnancy. While researchers don't understand why, exactly, we crave spicy foods (or any other foods) during pregnancy, there are a number of theories. Advertisement |...
“There is one side of pregnancy that I realized is not talked about much but is so intense for a pregnant woman that it stays in her memory for years after the baby is born: the craving or, in contrast, the rejection of certain foods.” It’s the theme of Costea’s humorous, ...
Food cravings may pose a dilemma for pregnant women, in terms of whether to succumb or resist the craving, especially if the food they were craving was viewed as unsafe or unhealthy during pregnancy. For example, one South Asian woman admitted that while “People say caffeine is not good ...
As previously discussed, craving certain foods during pregnancy is one of the most common symptoms of pregnancy. It is natural and normal to crave food, even if you may feel out of balance or strange about what you are craving. It is generally safe to satisfy your food cravings in moderatio...
Perhaps the ultimate hormonal surge, pregnancy can send a woman's food cravings into overdrive. Who hasn't heard tired anecdotes about midnight runs to the store for ice cream and pickles? Pregnant women seem more or less expected to have bizarre and overpowering dietary urges such as a newfo...
The mother of two revealed during an interview with Latina magazine back in 2011 that her top craving during pregnancy was fruit. "Sometimes you can't get a food out of your mind. I could always eat watermelon," she said. "With Honor [her eldest daughter], I loved fruit, too. It's...
Dr Lee continues: "Women often believe the origin of their food cravings are down to the physiological changes of pregnancy, and that satisfying the craving may be beneficial in some way for the developing fetus." PeopleImages//Getty Images...
Many people have felt the sudden and uncontrollable urge to eat a certain food. These urges—known as cravings—are very common, mostly during pregnancy. At this stage, the mother's body undergoes a series of physiological and behavioral changes to create a favorable environment for the embryo'...