Reasons for hunger and ways to prevent it

Do you usually experience dizziness or trembling hands when you feel hungry?

It's not hunger, it's craving.

It's hard to explain in words how to understand the difference, but besides hunger, when I become famished, I feel symptoms like dizziness and trembling hands. I usually say my blood sugar is low, but it's a bit different.

When you're this hungry, I put something in your mouth.

Really, I feel dizzy. My hands are trembling ^^

I heard that the reason people feel hungry is not simply because they are hungry.

I heard that when you have a dry throat, it can be confused with hunger, and this information is included in how to prevent it.

Let's learn about the reasons for hunger and how to prevent it together.

 

 

However, hunger is not the only cause of emptiness. The quality of the last meal, lack of sleep, dehydration, medication intake, and stress situations should also be considered.

The pain of hunger occurs due to the secretion of a hormone called ghrelin. The best way to prevent this is to manage your eating habits.

The reason why we get hungry

Hunger occurs as a response to the hunger hormone ghrelin. If you haven't eaten for several hours, your body secretes ghrelin as a signal that it's time for food, stimulating the brain and causing a strong feeling of hunger.

 

Hunger must consider not only hormonal factors but also mechanical factors. The stomach, as a muscular organ, can stretch or contract, and even after drinking water, the stomach stretches to create a feeling of fullness. However, when the stomach is empty, it can contract.

Additionally, if food is not consumed, stomach acid is not neutralized inside the stomach. Therefore, along with stomach wall contraction, mucosal irritation occurs, causing hunger and pain.

Hunger symptoms

Hunger, cramps, or stomach contractions may occur, and a rumbling sound may also be heard from the abdomen.

The symptoms related to the guitar are as follows.

• Craving for a specific food
• Feeling hungry
• Heartburn
• Sensitivity
• Dizziness

Other reasons that cause hunger

Food quality

Ghrelin and insulin interact. When insulin decreases, ghrelin is secreted, causing a feeling of hunger. As a result, ghrelin stimulates insulin secretion from the pancreas, so maintaining appropriate levels of ghrelin is considered to prevent metabolic diseases.

Therefore, consuming only refined sugar and simple carbohydrates causes a rapid increase in insulin levels, which in turn raises ghrelin levels in the body, leading to hunger.

✅Sleep deprivation

A 2016 study claimed that lack of sleep increases hormones that stimulate appetite. Therefore, getting enough sleep at night reduces the need to consume refined sugar, more sodium, and saturated fats.

Additionally, sleep is also related to the upregulation of ghrelin and leptin, which are associated with satiety. When sleep is insufficient, cortisol levels increase, leading to a greater feeling of hunger.

Reaction to stimulation

Hunger can occur as a reaction to stimulating appetite or to the smell or image of tempting food. Even after a meal, such stimuli can cause a response that makes one feel as if they are still hungry.

Hunger caused by stress, depression, or anxiety

Hunger often occurs even in stressful or emotionally intense situations. To distinguish it from actual appetite, the sound of a rumbling stomach can be used as a reference. Hunger experienced in stressful situations generally does not produce a rumbling sound.

 

 

How to prevent hunger from occurring

To prevent such discomfort, several measures can be taken as follows.

• Eating at regular intervals: The pattern of ghrelin secretion is related to an individual's eating habits. Eating regularly every 3 to 4 hours allows food to neutralize stomach acid within the appropriate time.
• Preparing large, low-calorie snacks: It is recommended to eat low-calorie, large snacks between main meals. Use salads, vegetables or soups, fruits, and green juices.
• Maintaining hydration: Water can neutralize stomach acid and alleviate hunger.
• Getting quality sleep: It is good to develop a habit of sleeping and waking up regularly and to try to sleep about 7 to 9 hours at night.
• Avoid foods high in refined sugar: the metabolic changes caused by these foods make you hungry again in a short period of time. Instead, it is better to eat low-fat proteins, healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables. Including dietary fiber in your meals can help you feel full for a longer period.
• Chew thoroughly and eat slowly: By intentionally focusing on the food and chewing slowly, you can have a meal that reduces hunger related to psychological or mental health conditions.

 

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