Irresistible craving for a whole bar of milk chocolate with nuts, urgent craving for a special frikadel… What is your snack weakness? And what does your body actually want to say to you?
Recognizable? After a long day, plop down on the couch and let go of all the brakes. Whatever you have in your house, you'll fall for it:chips, cheese and mustard, chocolate, and even that jar of peanut butter. You may think it's happening to you, but binge eating can be a signal from your body that there is a shortage of essential nutrients. It is, as it were, an alarm bell that warns you:'Important vitamins and minerals are missing'. Unfortunately, you often misunderstand this cry for help and think that you feel like doing unhealthy things. Poor nutrition can 'taste' like a nutrient your body wants to consume. For example, a huge craving for chocolate is created by a magnesium deficiency, but a box of chocolates contains far too little of this nutrient to really make up for the deficiency.
This is just a sneak peek of the veil. Do you want to read all about snack attacks and discover what your binge eating means? You can read the full article from page 60 in the June issue of Santé.
