Sugar gets a (deservedly) bad rep. But as it turns out, you're more likely to crave fat than the sweet stuff, according to new study published in Appetite.
For the study, researchers from the University of Michigan and University of Iowa showed 105 overweight and obese women between the ages of 18 and 50 pictures of 180 foods that differed in their amounts of sugar, fat, and processing (such as ice cream, hamburgers, bananas, and steamed vegetables). While viewing the pics, the women rated how much they craved each food.
Surprisingly, researchers found that women had stronger cravings for fatty foods than sugar-filled ones. And the more sugar a food contained, the less women said they craved it. The degree of food processing, however, didn't have much sway on the women's cravings.
What gives? While previous research has identified carbs (think: pasta and pastries) as the stars of most people's food cravings, researchers of the current study point out that those foods are also high in fat, which may be the bigger culprit behind their crave-ability.
One solution? You could go for one of these five healthy foods that contain fat the next time a craving hits.
Or to kick your cravings to the curb, check out these tips:
4 Easy Ways to Control Cravings
The Craving That's Hardest to Resist
What Your Food Cravings Say About Your Health
3 Ways to Curb Sugar and Carb Cravings
Is THIS How You Should Curb Food Cravings?
The Weird Reason You Have Cravings
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