Many women experience food cravings for specific foods during pregnancy, usually more sweet than savoury. But what causes them? Photo: Alamy Many women experience food cravings for specific foods during pregnancy, usually more sweet than savoury. But what causes them? Photo: Alamy
Many women experience food cravings for specific foods during pregnancy, usually more sweet than savoury. But what causes them? Photo: Alamy
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Pregnancy food cravings: from giving your body what it needs to ‘eating for two’, how to keep them under control

  • Pregnancy can wreak havoc on your taste buds, but scientists still aren’t sure what makes you desire cheese toasties at midnight
  • Nutritionists think it’s because the body is lacking in something, while scientists think hormones are behind it

Topic |   Evolving with Baby
The Asian Parent
The Asian Parent

Updated: 8:00pm, 20 Oct, 2019

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Many women experience food cravings for specific foods during pregnancy, usually more sweet than savoury. But what causes them? Photo: Alamy Many women experience food cravings for specific foods during pregnancy, usually more sweet than savoury. But what causes them? Photo: Alamy
Many women experience food cravings for specific foods during pregnancy, usually more sweet than savoury. But what causes them? Photo: Alamy
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