when you crave something does it mean you need it or does it mean that you want it

Question: when you crave something does it mean you need it or does it mean that you want it
- Keywords:
  craving,
  human
Asked by _Bhavana to Anna, Hayley, Iain, Rebecca on 16 Jun 2015.
- anon answered on 16 Jun 2015:
  
  It’s probably a bit of both. Mostly you just really want it because you like it so much. But in some cases, like with addictions, your body actually needs it because it so used to having it and even though it is bad for you.

Question: when you crave something does it mean you need it or does it mean that you want it