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[thedaemon]

True, but you should always listen to your body. It usually craves the things you need. If you of course discount the craving for sugars and the like.

[nradov → thedaemon]

In my experience "listen to your body" is most often an excuse that people use to continue making unhealthy choices about food. Is there any research data on the correlation between food cravings and actual nutritional deficiencies?

[firethief → nradov]

It's definitely true to some extent. People with mineral deficiencies sometimes start eating eat rocks and dirt.

[mkagenius → firethief]

A man[1] lost in an ocean suddenly developed an appetite for eyes of fish -- rich source of Vitamin C (which they had started to have depletion adrift in the sea)

1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/04/castaway-jose-...