Chocolate craving

In contrast, a less extensive but still convincing database has identified important clinical differences in efficacy for antidepressants used to treat patients with atypical or comorbid depression. Individuals with atypical depression (distinct quality of mood, hyperphagia, hypersomnia, psychomotor retardation, rejection sensitivity, and such unusual atypical features as chocolate craving] have superior responses to monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs], selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and perhaps venlafaxine, and most do not respond well to tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs] (Davidson et al. 1982 Liebowitz et al. 1988 Quitkin et al. 1988, 1991). Despite these data, TCAs unfortunately have been the first choice for most atypical patients until SSRIs were introduced. 

Simple isoquinolines (IQs) (—)-pellotine (IQ) (Lophophora williamsii (peyote) (Gactaceae) paralytic convulsant) (—)-salsolinol (IQ [Musa paradisiaca (banana) (Musaceae) and Theobroma cacao (cocoa) (Sterculiaceae) dopamine antagonist linked to chocolate craving). 

J,5)-Obaberine (Bisbenzvlisoquinoline) (5,5)-Oxandrine (Bisbenzylisoquinoline) Pseudoprotopine (protoberberine isoquinoline) (—)-Salsolinol (= 1-Methyl-6,7-dihydroxy- 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline) (tetrahydroisoquinoline) Salsolinol main psychoactive in cocoa linked to chocolate craving... 

How likely is it that Maggie s chocolate craving was related to the anemia. Was it coincidence Could this be an example of pica (odd cravings due to anemia) ... 

Why is that Why is chocolate the most frequently mentioned food in surveys about cravings (Actually, this is mostly true for young women men crave pizza.) While some scientists have argued that the cause Is certain compounds, such as anandamide or caffeine, which do have the potential for pharmacological activity, the consensus is that chocolate is addictive because of its flavor. Not its taste, however. Flavor is more than just taste smell and texture also come into play. Flavor chemist Dr. Sara Kisch proved this very effectively at the chocolate symposium. She handed out jelly beans of various flavors and asked us to sample them while holding our noses. They were indistinguishable. But identification was no problem once our nostrils were liberated. It was a dramatic demonstration of the role smells play in flavor detection. When the nose is pinched, no air can flow from the mouth to the nasal passage, where our... 

Caffeine from chocolate is a popular mood-altering food, and craving for chocolate is common. Some people have difficulty getting through a whole day without eating chocolate in some form or other. People who binge on chocolate do not realize that they have a drug habit. 

Chocolate contains only a small amount of caffeine, but has a lot of theobromine, a close relative with similar effects. By itself, theobromine cannot account for all aspects of chocolate addiction, because chocolate addiction looks different from other forms of stimulant dependence. Most chocoholics are women and many of them crave chocolate most intensely just before their menstrual periods. Women who develop an addictive relationship with chocolate usually eat it in cyclic binges rather than continually and often say it acts on them like an instant antidepressant. As there is no reason to think that theobromine affects men and women differently, other components of chocolate must be involved. Very little research has been done on chocolate, so no one knows for sure. 

Carbohydrate craving has been defined as A ravenous appetite for a variety of sweet substances including chocolate, cake, pastry and ice cream (Paykel et al. 1973). It has been suggested that it occurs as part... 

Clearly, a meal of steak, french fries (with salt, vinegar, and ketchup), a beer or cola, and chocolate cake can throw your whole system off Add a cup of coffee and you re quickly running a serious alkaline mineral deficit. Once your addictive cravings are gone and your body has detoxified from acid-forming foods and acid wastes, you will find yourself craving the delicious alkaline foods that fuel your body and provide energy. 

Initial Complaint Dizziness, fatigue, slow thinking, mood swings, craving for breads and chocolate, with depression, muscle aches, diarrhea, constant worries, anxiety, inside trembling, lack of concentration, vertigo and mental confusion. 

Indicates a craving for special or certain foods-the pickles and ice cream appetite of pregnancy. In some cases, it may signal a deficiency of some essential element, for instance the periodic craving of chocolate may mean an insufficiency of chromium in the diet (Aiso see CiSSA and PiCA.)... 

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