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We don't really know enough about all the factors that cause specific food cravings; more research is needed to help understand appetite. Food is powerfully connected to our emotions. Combined with 2-4 servings of fat-free or low-fat dairy products or dairy alternatives, most healthy diets will contain at least 50-55% of calories from carbohydrates. Diets severely restricted in carbohydrate may be low in components that we need. Some experts stress the importance of eating breakfast and at least two other meals a day to help control hunger. Cortisol also stimulates insulin, which leads to blood sugar dips and fat storage. It's a vicious cycle that feeds on itself, over and over. If the food you crave is associated more with pleasure and immediate gratification than it is with pain, it's going to be hard to stop eating it.
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