Thrust for sweet is not always a weakness to desserts. According to a dietitian, a constant desire to eat something sweet often signals hidden health problems-from stress to serious metabolic disorders.
One of the main reasons is the psycho -emotional load. In a state of stress, a person subconsciously seeks a way to enjoy, and sugar in this case acts as "psychological compensation". However, such a strategy only harms health: overeating sweets leads to overweight, obesity and heart disease.
Sometimes the craving for sweet indicates a shortage of certain trace elements. For example, the desire to eat a roll or cake may indicate a lack of chromium in the body. This element is required in minimal quantities, but with its deficiency the brain literally "requires" fast carbohydrates. However, as the specialist warns, to replenish chromium stocks will not work - a purposeful correction of nutrition or supplements is required.
Also, a frequent desire for sweet can be an early sign of type 2 diabetes. A person may not know about the disease, but feel a constant thirst, the desire to drink sweet soda water, irritability or fatigue - these are the consequences of an unstable blood sugar.
Nutritionists are advised to replace factory sweets with more useful options - seasonal fruits, natural marmalade, jelly or dark chocolate with a high cocoa content. It is also worth starting with a day with breakfast rich in fiber and proteins. This diet will help to saturate faster, stabilize sugar and reduce the need for sweet by the evening.
In more difficult cases, when the craving for sugar is obsessive and uncontrolled, the doctor advises to consult a specialist. Sometimes it is not a diet, but psychological or medical help, not a diet, but psychological or medical help.
