Do You Ask Yourself “Why Do I Crave Sugar?”
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You can answer the question “why do I crave sugar?” with the obvious answer that to look at it, smell it and taste it is pleasurable. Most sugary confections are attractive to the eye and the palate. Almost everybody knows what their most favorite colors, textures, flavors and temperatures are in sugary confections.
Eating sugar even causes a temporary mood elevation, which adds to the pleasure of eating sugar. The brain finds sugar to be useful as a quick energy boost so it gives us all these signals of pleasure in exchange for providing sugar to the body. It is no wonder that sugar is one of the top craved foods. Instead of asking, “Why do I crave sugar”, your brain may be asking “why not?”.
Sugars are popular with almost everyone. Many celebrations have their own sweet treats that are associated with that time of year. We are bombarded with text and images that are all about sugary foods. Everyday, you can see advertising about sugary confections on commercials, signs, and the Internet. It is not just the corner store that carries sugary treats; you can find confections at the check out line or in the different aisles of many kinds of stores including movie rental stores, grocery stores, department stores, hardware stores and other stores.
Loss of Vitamin Bs
Eating too much sugar can deplete vitamin Bs from our body. When you do not have enough vitamin Bs in your body, you can feel tired and for a quick energy boost, you may crave sugary foods. The two factors can create a circular pattern in your behavior towards foods that are high in sugar. Natural unprocessed and highly nutritional foods can give your body a longer lasting energy boost so you will not crave the quick energy boosts of sugar. Nutritional supplements and a healthy diet can help you if this is your situation and you are asking the question “why to I crave sugar?”.
Medical Conditions A craving for sugary foods can also be a symptom of medical conditions. It is important that you visit your doctor if you have developed a craving for sugar so that you can rule out any medical condition that could be the cause for the sugar craving. This is particularly important if your cravings for sugar started suddenly. Intolerance to carbohydrates (also called insulin resistance), nutritional deficiency and other medical conditions can cause a craving for sugar.
Coping with Stress
Sometimes sugary treats are used as a comfort food. A typical situation may be that you am having relationship problems and are not coping well with the situation and when you feel frustrated about it, you may turn to a bowl or two of ice cream and then turn around and feel guilty about eating the ice cream and finally end up eating more ice cream and feeling depressed about it all. It can turn into a vicious circle of avoiding the stress issues, overeating and gaining weight. This cycle is compounded by the fact that eating sugary treats can make us crave more of them.
Boredom and availability of sugary treats can cause you to crave sugar. You may eat a sugar-laden soda or a piece of cake simply because the treat is there and it tastes good.
Ask yourself the question “why do I crave sugar” when you are reaching for that candy bar or other sweet calorie laden treat. When you know the answer to the question “why do I crave sugar”, you can begin to address the sugar craving effectively.
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