Craving pickles has been a supposed side effect of pregnancy for some time.
But justwhydo people crave pickles when they’re expecting?
In the case of salt cravings, the body may be needing potassium.
Rebarber explained, “the crave is the body’s way of asking for what it needs.”
There’s another theory that since your taste changes, you may simply just not be tasting food correctly.
Consequently, during pregnancy, the foods we crave most are those that have strong flavors.
So things that are salty, sweet, or even bitter can be desired.
Yet part of this intense craving is purely physical but another component may be psychological.
After all, that’s how television ads work.
Who hasn’t seen a fast-food commercial or candy bar ad and then developed a hankering for that food?
