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Home / Health News / Hunger linked to stress and mood, says research

Hunger linked to stress and mood, says research

Hangry = Hunger that makes you angry. Yes, hangry is a biological process that all of us go through. Make sure you eat regularly to keep your hunger at bay!

Upneet Pansare   | Updated: September 27, 2018 3:32 pm
Tags: Hunger  Hunger pangs  Metabolism  Negative emotion  
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Do you get hangry? It’s not an illogical emotion. There are scientific research studies backing the reason why we get stressful, angry and get into a bad mood when we are hungry. Researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada say that a sudden drop in glucose when you are hungry can have a negative impact on your mood. The researchers wanted to investigate whether chronic, long-term hypoglycemia — low blood sugar — is a risk factor for developing depression-like behaviours. Lead researcher Professor Francesco Leri was quoted by the IANS as saying that ‘a change in glucose level can have a lasting effect on mood.’ Published in the journal Psychopharmacology, the study examined the impact of a sudden glucose drop on emotional behaviour by inducing hypoglycemia in rats.

The researchers tested blood levels of the rats after they experienced hypoglycemia and found more corticosterone — an indicator of physiological stress. The findings showed that the animals experienced stress and depressed mood when they were hypoglycemic, Leri stated. The study clearly showed that poor eating behaviour is directly linked to metabolic factors like negative mood states and stress.

Previous studies on this subject have shown that hunger can drive individuals to possess greater negative emotions, such as feeling stressed and hateful. Co-author of a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US, Kristen Lindquist says that ‘feeling hangry happens when you feel unpleasantness due to hunger but interpret those feelings as strong emotions about other people or the situation you’re in.’ Our metabolism and bodies thus shape ‘our moment-to-moment experiences, perceptions and behaviours — whether we are hungry versus full, tired versus rested or sick versus healthy.’

Published: September 27, 2018 10:18 am | Updated:September 27, 2018 3:32 pm
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