Sweet cravings are usually very hard to explain. From pondering over spreadsheets, power points, nappies or whatever else has caught your fancy; your mind suddenly wanders in the direction of cookies, cupcakes, chocolates and such delicacies. Depending upon where you are, your body suddenly wanders towards a bakery, a fridge or a secret stash in a secret drawer that nobody knows about. Because, you know, it’s secret.
Could this sugar craving be symptomatic of something else?
While sugar cravings could mean that you have a blood sugar imbalance, and it’s a view that is commonly and correctly held, there are several other reasons to be explored.
1. You Could Have Intestinal Parasites Or Fungi
If your intestinal tract looks like a free-for-all Airbnb where yeast, bad bacteria, and assorted fungi have come to stay, it could cause a spike in your sugar cravings. These unwelcome guests feed on sugar, and by virtue of that, boost cravings for both sugar and carbs.
2. Your Sugar Habit Could Be Leading To More Consumption
Sugar consumption is a vicious cycle. When you consume too much sugar, it tricks your brain to release the ‘feel-good hormone’, dopamine. When dopamine levels start to crash, we feel down and out. To regain that warmth, fuzzy feeling, we regain our enthusiasm for sweet, unhealthy foods. And with it, weight gain.
3. You may be consuming artificial sweeteners
This is typical of short-term benefits at the cost of long-term strategising. Artificial sweeteners could be linked to increased sugar craving. And artificial sweeteners are everywhere- colas to chewing gums, available in handy forms in tablets and sachets.