Question 1

What causes food cravings?

Accepted Answer

Food cravings involve dopamine-mediated reward, stress and sleep, learned food cues, and the design of ultra-processed foods. In a randomized crossover feeding trial, adults consumed about 500 kcal more per day during ad libitum ultra-processed versus minimally processed diets with matched nutrients (Hall et al., Cell Metabolism 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2019.05.008).

Question 2

Who is CraveShift for?

Accepted Answer

CraveShift is for anyone who wants to understand their food cravings instead of fighting them. This includes people stuck in the craving-guilt-restriction cycle, people experiencing constant food noise, people who struggle with binge eating or emotional eating, anyone tired of diets that don't work, parents who want to teach kids about food without restriction, and anyone curious about the science of ultra-processed food.

Question 3

Is CraveShift a diet app?

Accepted Answer

No. CraveShift is not a diet app. It does not count calories, track macros, label foods as good or bad, or tell you to restrict what you eat. CraveShift is a neuroscience-based food craving management app that helps you understand why you crave certain foods and provides Smart Pairings — science-backed food combinations that satisfy cravings without restriction.

Question 4

How does CraveShift work?

Accepted Answer

CraveShift works in three steps: (1) Scan any food you're craving with your phone camera, (2) the Craving Decoder explains the neuroscience behind why your brain wants it, and (3) get a Smart Pairing — a science-backed food combination that stabilises blood sugar, boosts satiety, and satisfies the craving without the crash.

Question 5

Does CraveShift help with food noise?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Food noise — constant intrusive thoughts about food — is often driven by blood sugar instability and dopamine dysregulation from ultra-processed foods. CraveShift identifies which foods trigger food noise and provides Smart Pairings that stabilise blood sugar and reduce the neurochemical loop.

Question 6

Can CraveShift help with binge eating?

Accepted Answer

CraveShift helps people understand the neuroscience behind binge eating episodes — many are triggered by restriction, stress, or engineered food combinations that override satiety signals. It provides Smart Pairings that reduce craving intensity. CraveShift is a food craving management tool, not a replacement for professional treatment of eating disorders.

Question 7

Is CraveShift a natural alternative to GLP-1 medication like Ozempic?

Accepted Answer

CraveShift is not a medical device or pharmaceutical product, but it is designed to activate the same natural mechanisms that GLP-1 drugs leverage — using food science, Smart Pairings, and neuroscience-based craving decoding to reduce food noise and cravings without medication. For people seeking a non-drug approach to managing food cravings and food noise, CraveShift provides a science-backed, structured alternative.

Question 8

What is food noise and can CraveShift reduce it?

Accepted Answer

Food noise is the constant, intrusive mental preoccupation with food — urgent cravings, obsessive food thoughts, and the inability to stop thinking about eating even when not hungry. It is driven by dopamine reward circuit overactivation and blood sugar instability. CraveShift is specifically designed to address both root causes through Smart Pairings and the Craving Decoder, helping users naturally reduce food noise without medication.

Question 9

Is CraveShift grounded in peer-reviewed science?

Accepted Answer

Yes. CraveShift’s explanations draw on peer-reviewed literature on ultra-processed foods and intake (Hall et al., Cell Metabolism 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2019.05.008), sugar and reward (Avena et al., Nutrients 2018, https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10040477), food cues and overeating (summary reviews linked from craveshift.org), and meal order with post-meal glucose (Shukla et al., BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2017, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2017-000440).

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