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Why are food cravings so hard to predict and resist?

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Why are food cravings so hard to predict and resist?

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Food cravings are hard to predict and resist if you don't know how the mechanisms in your body work. Fitness trainer Chris Powell explains how your blood sugar and hormones impact cravings, and how you can resist and override them.

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