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What does it mean to be hungry?

When someone says “I’m hungry” can mean two things. The most common in our country wants simply mean that someone who has not eaten hungry. But in many countries around the world suffer from hunger is chronically hungry.

In the first case it is only a short-term hunger, while the second is a problem in the short, medium and long term, often related to the unavailability of food but also lack of access available food because of poverty.

Can hunger become a disease?

It is not by definition but may become so if we do not give your body the nutrients it needs. The common feeling of hunger is simply a response to your body when you are in need of food. It is a physiological response. Read the rest of this entry »