Why do I crave sweet food all the time?

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7 Responses to “Why do I crave sweet food all the time?”

  1. bonflalien Says:
    April 1st, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    You might be alcoholic.

  2. NICOLE Says:
    April 3rd, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    Nothing. Everyone craves sweet things your human. I do all the time but to stay fit I eat fruit and not the bad stuff.

  3. cristy l Says:
    April 6th, 2009 at 1:08 am

    Well, most people crave sweet foods. Our bodies convert carbs into energy. However, you might want to have some blood work done just to make sure that you are not a diabetic.

    Also stay away from things with high fructose corn syrup as a means of satisfying your sweet tooth. Eat things that have real sugar or preferably fruit.

  4. Joker1234 Says:
    April 7th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Yes you are human…and most humans are ADDICTED to refined sugar. It’s a sad truth…but that’s what THEY want.

    Sugar Addiction
    Excerpt from FOUNDATION TO ALL FREEDOM

    Pure white, deliciously sweet and nutritionally useless. Sugar in the morning, sugar in the evening, sugar at supper time.

    We eat about 130 pounds of the stuff a year or 35 teaspoons a day. And it’s in everything, chicken soup, pickles, pork and beans, peanut butter, bread, macaroni and cheese, ketchup, mustard and relish, jam, pop, yogurt, canned fruit and vegetables, salad dressings, not to mention the endless list of desserts, jam packed and stuffed to capacity with sugar.

    Sugar cane in its natural form is rich in minerals and vitamins. The sugar molecules are complexed with other organic molecules. The organic components of sugar cane work synergistically to nourish the body. Sucanat, which is dehydrated cane sugar, is rich in potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C, B1, B2, B6, niacin, calcium, iron, phosphorous, pantothenic acid, magnesium, zinc, copper, and chromium. In contrast, refined sugar is devoid of nutrients and acts more like a drug than a food. It quickly passes through the stomach wall causing blood sugar levels to rise, then plummet. First, the blood sugar level skyrockets and causes the pancreas to secrete insulin to compensate for the excess blood sugar. Afterward, the blood sugar level drops below normal. This state has been coined the sugar blues. The downside of the sugar blues is a state of depression, lethargy and irritability.

    The craving for sugared foods can be like a drug addict craving a fix. There is an uncontrollable desire for something sweet. The addict will seek a sugar fix eight to twenty times per day.

    While the average consumption is 24%, there are children consuming more than 50% of their calories as sugar. For school teachers, Halloween is a nightmare. Their students are affected by a massive sugar intake. Hyperactive on sugar, they behave erratically and become difficult to control.

    In digestion, protein and sugar combinations putrefy and cause toxic substances called ptomaines and leucomaines. Over-consumption of sugar paralyzes our white blood cell’s phagocytic ability, increasing the risk of viral infections. There are 60 to 400 trillion phagocytic white blood cells active in the body. White sugar causes these defenders to become sluggish in their work, thereby lowering resistance to disease. In other words, processed sugar messes up your immune system.

  5. Valerie Says:
    April 9th, 2009 at 5:53 am

    Are you female? Women are predetermined to crave sweeter foods, while men are likely to crave foods that are salty such as steaks and jerky.

  6. katie Says:
    April 12th, 2009 at 3:26 am

    everyone does dummy

    =]

  7. Jen Says:
    April 12th, 2009 at 5:21 am

    Your body is craving energy, you’ve trained your buds that sugar equals energy, which it does, but try introducing a snack like oatmeal, tuna fish, red meat, nuts (with the chocolate chips added).

    Even though a lot of these items will be harder for you to take in since they aren’t “sweet”, you may find that within 15 minutes of finishing one of these alternatives, your sweets craving will have disappeared.

    Sugar is the easiest and fastest source of energy, unfortunately it is almost always the kind that is never burned off fast enough not to be stored as fat.

    If you’re overweight, consider the alternative sources of energy above and whole grain carbs. If you are still hot despite your frequent indulgences, consider yourself lucky, and hated by me.

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