What Causes Chocolate Cravings?

Chocolate 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.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose chocolate 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 "chocolate cravings" as a symptom. Here are three possibilities:

Magnesium Need
Caffeine Intoxication
Gilbert's Syndrome

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:

low alcohol consumption

history of birth control pill use

severe eyelid twitch

facial flushing

negative reaction to coffee

hyperactivity

dark facial coloring

coffee consumption

fatigue after slight exertion

being easily excitable

non-human estrogen use

current birth control pill use

... and more than 20 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of chocolate cravings:

Cause	Probability	Status
Caffeine Intoxication	90%	Confirm
Magnesium Need	15%	Unlikely
Gilbert's Syndrome	0%	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 craving chocolate:

Do you crave chocolate?

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No
→ Yes, moderately
→ Yes, very much

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate no craving for chocolate, moderate chocolate craving or strong chocolate craving, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Caffeine Intoxication

Gilbert's Syndrome

Magnesium Requirement

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