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Are cravings real or just an excuse?
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Depends: Some cravings can reflect a need from our body of some specific nutrients, although most of people use that term as an excuse :).
Answered 3/26/2013
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Not an excuse: But often a way of temporarily alleviating underlying emotional pain. So the cravings are "real" but their source is something other, making them seem on the surface "an excuse" to sensitive outsiders.
Answered 10/4/2016
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