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Comment author: taw 18 June 2009 05:45:36AM 1 point [-]

Out of curiosity, have you tried to drink large amounts of water when you feel like it? It seems to reduce most sweets cravings for me, but mine aren't particularly strong in the first place. I have no idea if it would work for other people, but it's very easy to test.

Comment author: pjeby 18 June 2009 05:47:32AM 0 points [-]

Out of curiosity, have you tried to drink large amounts of water when you feel like it?

I've noticed that drinking 3 large glasses (about 1.5 quarts) of water when foggy often helps me concentrate again.

Comment author: Annoyance 18 June 2009 02:51:55PM 2 points [-]

Supposedly even a moderate level of dehydration has quite a large impairment on basic metabolic processes. It's entirely possible that, in some cases, drinking extra water would improve cognition generally.