If most people in the developed world have excess fat storage, why do our bodies signal hunger after only a few hours after eating?
In: Biology
If you eat on a regular schedule, your body starts to anticipate food coming in around that time. So, it starts releasing chemicals for the food digestion process before the food actually gets there.
This is the hunger you feel. It’s not happening because you need food.
That’s why if you feel hungry but can’t eat, you’ll eventually stop feeling hungry. And it’s how people can do intermittent fasting. Your body adjusts to your new feeding schedule, and you stop “feeling” hungry when you used to eat.
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