[ExI] eating what you need

[William Flynn Wallace]

Not reliable - ok.  I am sure we begin early learning food preferences that
could override our tendencies to eat what we need.  That's pretty clear.
But when we do eat what we need we know it; our bodies tell us it's good
and why not have some more?  Maybe this even extends to vision:  we just
see the food we need and it spurs a desire to buy it.   bill w

On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 2:22 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 8:51 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> https://neurosciencenews.com/nutritional-intelligence-20464/
>>
>> I read of this baby study (which could have been replicated ethically, I
>> am sure) many years ago and have validated it in my own experience:  when I
>> get short of some nutrient I start eating foods that supply it.  This is
>> esp. true of green things:  after some time of not eating them, when I do
>> my brain rewards me with great taste, far more than I usually experience
>> with that food.  The next day the same food does taste anything special - I
>> have gotten the nutrients I needed.
>>
>> "You know, I think I'd like some  ________."  And you have no idea where
>> this came from.  And when you do eat it, it is esp. good.
>>
>> Have you had these experiences before?
>>
>
> I have, though it's not entirely reliable.
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