• Question: Why am I hungry?

    Asked by nickcross to Angela, Gopal, Hannah, Becky, Vince on 23 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Hannah Little

      Hannah Little answered on 23 Jun 2013:

      When was the last time you ate? People get hungry when they haven’t eaten for a while and your brain sends signals to your stomach that the body needs more energy. If you’re always hungry there might be something wrong with your metabolism, things like an overactive thyroid gland can cause very quick metabolisms that make the digestive system move very quickly so you get hungrier quicker.

    • Photo: Rebecca Cook

      Rebecca Cook answered on 25 Jun 2013:

      Sometimes hunger can be confused with being thirsty.

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