Why do pregnant women always have some sort of craving?

elizabethmc

68% of women will experience some sort of craving during pregnancy. Women have cravings because of the change of hormones. http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/nutritioninpregn/a/aa011100a.htm?terms=craving+pregnant Dec 03 04, 1:07 PM

infiniti

evidently they are due to a deficiency. strawberries with mushroom sauce, say, would give you a good boost of folic acid. for me though, it was a matter of being able to abuse the fact I was pregnant and get people to get me what I wanted cos THEY thought I had cravings... Dec 04 04, 1:52 AM

zbeckabee

Also see Questions #108582 and #35354: http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question108582.html http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question35354.html Sep 07 09, 5:27 PM

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