Do cravings mean something?

kerryholmes

I've been wanting orange juice all the time, never liked it before, the husband says that it means I have a Vit C deficiency. I never put too much weight into cravings, they were kinda just there to me. What have you heard?

Ashley2180

I've heard that too, about cravings meaning a deficiency. 

I heard from a pregnant friend last week that during pregnancy, craving red meat is a sign of having a boy, and craving sweets means a girl. IDK... sounds like an old wive's tale to me, though.

MrsMeMo

There's a chance an OJ craving could mean a Vit D deficiency, but usually deficiency cravings are for non-edible items such as dirt, ash, and chalk. Doesn't hurt to call your Dr. though.

kerryholmes

m.mckee1224:

There's a chance an OJ craving could mean a Vit D deficiency, <b>but usually deficiency cravings are for non-edible items such as dirt, ash, and chalk</b>. Doesn't hurt to call your Dr. though.

Very interesting. 

JGM281207

I think it's possible it could  mean something, but honestly I think oj is a pretty common craving.

mundayem

I've heard that as long as your cravings don't severely compromise your diet or you aren't craving things that are bad/unhealthy/inedible that cravings aren't anything to worry about.

BritanyV

I'm craving Hot Tamales (the candy) and Red Vines (the cheap Twizzlers like candy that I don't normally even like, I usually only like Twizzlers)....I'm pretty sure I'm not missing sugar from my diet!  lol  

I think cravings are just cravings and don't have much to do with nutrition.  

Redsoxchick

My doctor said you often crave whatever you are lacking, if you crave red meat maybe you need iron etc so it's possible you need vitamin c