If you haven’t eaten for a while and you finally eat why do u feel immediacy better and like u have more energy even though the food couldn’t have been absorbed into you body yet ?

Question

If you haven’t eaten for a while and you finally eat why do u feel immediacy better and like u have more energy even though the food couldn’t have been absorbed into you body yet ?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Simple carbs/sugars go straight to your body’s brain and quickly add energy.

When eating, your body releases something called Ghrelin, , which tells your body that you have eaten food and you hunger is being fulfilled.

That feeling will last for a while (because of the Ghrelin),, but soon will fade if your food doesn’t contain enough other nutrients(fat, protein, ..)