Why do I crave sugar?!


Question: Why do I crave sugar!?
I'm a 16 year old American girl, I LOVE all kinds of sweets, but sometimes I'll just CRAVE it, like tonight when I was desperately raiding my fridge in search of anything sweet to eat!. I ended up eating a bowl of Cinnamon toast crunch and then blueberries!. Earlier today I had tapioca pudding, granola bar, mini-Quaker oats cinamon thing, gum!.!.!.!.!.!.!.That's not all I ate just the sweet stuff I ate!.

Why do I keep craving sugar, and what can I replace junk food that's healthy and tastes just as sweet as it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Basically, sugar makes your energy go up quickly, then crash in a short while!.

And when your energy level goes down, your body starts craving food - in this case, sugar, since it knows sugar gives a quick energy spike!.

What you need to do is replace the sugar with food that give you energy that burns slower!.

Eat protein for breakfast (eggs!) or something with whole wheat!. Then try snacking on nuts when you need a boost later!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Sugar is addictive, it releases dopamine in the brain like heroin!.
The consumption of sugar in western diet causes diabetes & cancer!.
It is responsible for the high rate of obesity among children!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Guess what makes you crave sugar!?
Eating sugar is what makes you crave more of it!.
If you leave it out of your diet for 48 hours, you will stop craving it!.
That is a proven fact!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

the more you eat sugar, the more you'll crave it!. try to cut it out completely for a week or two and see how you feel!. (don't cut out natural sugars from fresh fruit)Www@FoodAQ@Com

craving sweets is your body's way of telling you it wants more calories and energy fast!. eating more sweets just might make you hungrier and have more cravings!. try a mini pizza instead!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The number one cause for sugar cravings is to much salt intake!. So cut back on the sodium and you will lose the craving for the sweets!Www@FoodAQ@Com

You're 16, it's probably just hormones!. I craved sugar a lot around that age alsoWww@FoodAQ@Com

If your from america then its normal to be addicted to sweets and like junk food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

if you tend to pee allott and really like sweets you might have diabetess!.!.!.:(Www@FoodAQ@Com

You might be pregnant!.

Pregnancies don't take six years you know!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

taste budsWww@FoodAQ@Com





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