Why Do We Get Food Cravings?
You're completely full. And yet twenty minutes after dinner you're standing in front of the fridge, staring down a slice of cake. Sound familiar? Up to 97% of people experience food cravings — but almost nobody understands what's actually driving them.
In this episode, Jen, Chris, and Matt unpack the brain science behind food cravings: why they're completely different from hunger, why chocolate tops the craving charts, and why the common idea that cravings signal nutritional deficiencies is largely a myth.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction 02:02 Cravings vs hunger: what's the difference? 03:04…
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