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I need to know if there is a scientific reason for food cravings?

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Dr. Barbara Lavi answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

There are multiple: Scientific studies of appetite and food cravings which are connected to how our brain regulates the basic need to eat in order to survive.

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Answered 1/4/2014

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