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The Latin may have been a translation of a Greek word meaning both 'magpie, jay' and 'pregnancy craving, craving for strange food'. [47] [48] In 13th-century Latin work, [clarification needed] pica was referenced by the Greeks and Romans; [when?] however, it was not addressed in medical texts until 1563. [8]
A food craving is a strong desire to eat a particular type of food. [4] This desire can seem uncontrollable, and the person’s hunger may not be satisfied until they get that particular food. Food cravings are common. One research found that 97% of women and 68% of men reported experiencing food cravings. [5]
Radical Eats. Snack foods, insta-meals, cereals, and drinks tend to come and go, but the ones we remember from childhood seem to stick with us. Children of the 1970s and 1980s had a veritable ...
Kooky Cravings. We all know Joe Biden loves ice cream and Barack Obama loves chili, but big deal. ... Take a look at these nine surprising foods that past American presidents have loved ...
My Strange Addiction is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on December 29, 2010. The pilot was broadcast on May 5, 2010. The series focuses on people with unusual compulsive behaviors. These range from eating specific non-food items to ritualistic daily activities to bizarre personal fixations or beliefs.
"Craving spicy food during pregnancy is quite common and might stem from hormonal fluctuations or simply a desire for intensity in taste," says Kelsey Costa, MS, RDN, a registered dietitian ...
In addition to helping people with diabetes manage their blood sugar levels, this GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist) medication helps reduce appetite and curb food cravings.
Human geophagia is a form of pica – the craving and purposive consumption of non-food items – and is classified as an eating disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) if not socially or culturally appropriate. [6] Sometimes geophagy is a consequence of carrying a hookworm infection.