From Martin Pitt, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
My elderly mother developed a craving for pear drops, which are a type of sweet with artificial flavouring. When I offered her a vitamin C tablet, she said: “That’s it! That’s what I’ve been wanting!”
As humans are among the few animals that can’t make their own vitamin C, could it be that we have a separate appetite for fruit that is tricked by nutrient-deficient, sugary, fruit-flavoured foods and drinks?
