What Causes Coffee Or Sugar Cravings?

Coffee or sugar cravings can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'needs attention'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose coffee or sugar cravings, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "coffee or sugar cravings" as a symptom. Here are six possibilities:

Hypoglycemia
Stress
Iron Need
Salt Need
Phosphorus Deficiency
Sulfur Need

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

recently going through divorce

temple-based headaches

recent oily hair

pain medication use

weak appetite

recent death of a loved one

indoor allergies

poor mental clarity

high refined sugar consumption

craving and eating wheat

sugar/sweet craving

severe eyelid twitch

... and more than 70 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of coffee or sugar cravings:

Cause	Probability	Status
Phosphorus Deficiency	94%	Confirm
Salt Need	58%	Possible
Stress	27%	Unlikely
Hypoglycemia	3%	Ruled out
Iron Need	1%	Ruled out
Sulfur Need	1%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Food Preferences section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about afternoon coffee/sugar craving:

Do you have a strong desire for either coffee or sugar in the afternoon?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Yes, moderately
→ Yes, very much

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate afternoon coffee/sugar craving, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Hypoglycemia

Iron Requirement

Craving coffee or tea can indicate a need for iron.

Phosphorus Deficiency

Cravings for sweets and cravings for coffee both indicate a possible phosphorus deficiency.

Salt Intake Requirement

Craving coffee or tea can indicate a need for salt.