http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/10/01/leptin-sugar.aspxThe &quot;obesity hormone&quot; Leptin appears to reduce cravings for sweet foods by targeting taste receptors on the tongue. Therefore, it is possible that a lack of leptin, or the body's failure to respond to the hormone due to defects in leptin receptorsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/10/01/leptin-sugar.aspx#206871Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:39:47 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:206871healthyviv<p> i have been reading a lot about sugar cravings and I have read that a lack of protein can cause sugar cravings. It states that we need so much protien per body weight. You work out your weight and multiply by 6 and that is how much protien you need. Most people do not have enough protein in there diets is what I am reading. &nbsp;I also read that sugar cravings are from a inbalance in the brain. Is this true</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=206871" width="1" height="1">