1.   Although a food craving could theoretically signal a nutritional deficiency, most people do not report cravings for tofu, carrot sticks or spinach.

2.   And you find you have more food cravings than ever?

3.   Besides its bone-strengthening benefits, calcium also appears to ease premenstrual food cravings and other PMS symptoms.

4.   But nutritionists say hard data on the simple food craving will probably remain elusive until a link between cravings and weight loss can be more firmly established.

5.   Drinking water can head off food cravings, reduce your appetite and may help reduce fat deposits.

6.   Few of us have stopped to ponder from whence that food craving originates.

7.   For many, these changes involve symptoms, like breast tenderness, bloating or food cravings, that may be annoying or discomforting but do not disrupt their lives.

8.   Food cravings can strike at any time but they are most often reported in the late afternoon and early evening.

9.   Heber and UCLA researchers are about to begin a nationwide study to determine whether an experimental drug called Ecopipan can help individuals curb food cravings and thereby lose weight.

10.   People who feel isolated by their food cravings should know they are not alone.