Which word is used for an unnatural craving for unsuitable food, often exhibited during pregnancy?
Food craving Food craving A food craving (also called selective hunger) is an intense desire to consume a specific food, and is different from normal hunger. It may or may not be related to specific hunger, the drive to consume particular nutrients that is well-studied in animals. In studies of food cravings, chocolate and chocolate confectioneries almost always top the list of foods people say they crave; this craving is referred to as chocoholism. The craving of non-food items as food is called pica. There is no single explanation for food cravings, and explanations range from low serotonin levels affecting the brain
Food craving cultures have different popular pregnancy cravings. One of the treatments for morning sickness consists of accommodating food cravings and aversions. Depending from the historical period and the culture there are different traditions regarding pregnancy cravings. Some examples are: Chocolate is seen as a sweet that is desired more by women than by men. Studies conducted in the UK and USA and Canada have concluded that women indeed crave chocolate more than men. Also this chocolate craving seems to occur more perimenstrually. However a biological explanation has not been scientifically proven. It seems to have a cultural cause instead of a