Hunger arises when there is a physiological need for food, while craving is a false alarm in response to signals from the tongue and palate. Hunger is satisfied by the plainest and simplest of foods, while morbid craving demands something special - sweets, ice-creams, fried and spicy foods.

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My cravings are usually savory. I crave cheeses and pastry over sweets and chocolate, but it is all in the mind (that's what I tell myself).

True, yet some people crave very simple things as well - I tend to crave basic things as a piece of toast sometimes thus it's not necessarily something special as you put it.

Craving is also a matter of the person's mood, and it can change, too. When I crave food, sometimes I crave something salty and lightly salted while other times, I crave something very sweet. It isn't always the same.

I crave things so randomly. I do notice that I eat more when I'm depressed or bored though, so cravings can have a lot to do with all sorts of things. I think as long as we can distinguish the difference between when we're truly hungry and when we're simply craving, then we'll be fine

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Another thing cravings are associated with is vitamin and mineral deficiency. It's like your body is telling you, "Okay, I have not gotten what I need from what you have eaten, give me something else!" So when you switch to a more nutritious diet, or start taking a good supplement, food cravings might go away.

I crave things I need, that's a fact. I'll have the most random cravings, and sometimes they're not the best things for me, but have something in them that I can tell is needed because I feel a lot better after

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