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Re:Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows by thedaemon on Thursday December 07, 2017 @05:43PM (#15875085)
True, but you should always listen to your body. It usually craves the things you need. If you of course discount the craving for sugars and the like.
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Re:Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows by nradov on Thursday December 07, 2017 @05:59PM (#15875192)
In my experience "listen to your body" is most often an excuse that people use to continue making unhealthy choices about food. Is there any research data on the correlation between food cravings and actual nutritional deficiencies?
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Re:Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows by firethief on Thursday December 07, 2017 @07:17PM (#15875607)
It's definitely true to some extent. People with mineral deficiencies sometimes start eating eat rocks and dirt.
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Re:Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows by mkagenius on Thursday December 07, 2017 @10:56PM (#15876558)
A man[1] lost in an ocean suddenly developed an appetite for eyes of fish -- rich source of Vitamin C (which they had started to have depletion adrift in the sea)

1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/04/castaway-jose-...

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