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Ack! I need chocolate! The science of PMS food cravings

  • Written by Sara Twogood, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Southern California
What makes chips and chocolate so appealing at certain times of the month?Ken Tannenbaum/Shutterstock.com

Premenstrual food cravings are the punchline of endless jokes. Like most good jokes, they’re funny because they’re true.

Certain parts of a woman’s menstrual cycle do seem to go hand in hand with the desire for chocolate ice...

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