Do you consciously allow yourself to get hungry? For many of us its all too easy to top up on food to prevent feeling hungry. That's what snacks are for isn't it? But perhaps feeling hungry is actually good for us:
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So - its possible hunger is a natural state and good for our metabolism. Do you allow yourself to get hungry for more than a short time?
To understand why, it's important to know the body has two states when it comes to our digestive system:
- The fed state: when the body is fed, certain hormones such as gastrin and insulin are released into the body to aid in the breakdown of the nutrients and storage of food in the form of various substrates including body fat.
- The fasted state: this is the feeling of being hungry. The physiological processes within the body are different in this state compared to the fed state with different hormones being released. It's in this state the body burns the calories/energy we have consumed including, if needed, body fat.
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So - its possible hunger is a natural state and good for our metabolism. Do you allow yourself to get hungry for more than a short time?