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You hear a lot about vitamins and minerals, but do you have any idea if you are getting what you need? You probably are, for the most part. There are times when we don't however, and this lead to a very interesting theory. My mom offered me a book she had read a while back, and it said that persons who do not get enough vitamins and minerals each day not only get sick much easier, they also walk around with strange cravings.

I read the book and it got me thinking about a teacher I had in fifth grade. This man was your typical teacher, though he was not very energetic. Many times he would eat the chalk he had in the classroom. I never thought there was a reason why he did it even though we thought it was funny at the time. May be it had something to do with the quantity of vitamins and minerals in his diet? I have no idea, but this book was telling me it was. It's an interesting theory. Our bodies do crave vitamins and minerals we aren't getting, but would it make us eat chalk?

So this might be the explanation why you crave certain foods. That's certainly not as awful as eat chalk, but this might elucidate odd cravings, particularly during pregnancy. Expecting women need more vitamins and minerals than anybody, and they have to be sure they get them. Do they have to ask for Italian dressing and hotdogs in the middle of the night if they aren't getting the vitamins and minerals for themselves as well as what they need for their growing baby? I don't know.

honestly don't know if a lack of important vitamins and minerals could explain cravings, even though the man who wrote the book made some excellent points. What I do know is that you have to deal with cravings every day when you are on a diet, and perhaps making sure your quantity of vitamins and minerals is what it is suppose to be might just prevent a few of those stupid urges that make you over eat. Even though it's just a theory, maybe if you make sure you take a daily vitamin it could help you to keep a lid on your urges just in case it works. If you start a diet plan that garanties you get the right foods each day, perhaps that, along with the vitamins, could provide you the head start you require to stay on track. Just stay away from the chalk, ok?