Why do I crave unhealthy foods?
CrowdScience
BBC
4.8 • 985 Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
We all enjoy a deep-fried Mars bar with french fries from time to time, but why do we crave these unhealthy foods instead of healthy things like spinach or broccoli? And what is a food craving? The answers lie in a complex blend of our psychology, physiology, and even sociology.
BBC CrowdScience presenter Alex Lathbridge savours a mystery-meat crocket with the experts on a quest to discover the hidden sources and sauces of our food cravings.
Presenter: Alex Lathbridge Producer: Richard Walker Editor: Richard Collings
(Image: Stack of cheeseburgers and French fries. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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| 1:09.9 | week I'm eating a delectable deep fried thing taken straight from a wall. |
| 1:15.0 | Mmm. |
| 1:17.0 | This is just a long chicken nugget. |
| 1:23.0 | Not something I'd usually do, honest. |
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