When we need energy, can’t the body just burn the stored fat? Isn’t that the whole point of stored fat? Why will we feel hungry, weak, lightheaded, etc. at all? I understand if the body doesn’t have enough fat (if you’re super skinny), it would make sense to feel hungry, but I don’t understand why would that be the case if there’s enough fat to go around.
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One thing i haven’t seen mentioned yet is that certain hormones can make you feel hungry even when you’re not, because they’ve essentially been trained to do so. The release of ghrelin- essentially the hormone that’ll tell your brain it’s hungry- into your system can become regulated based on your eating schedule. If it becomes used to eating certain foods (especially sugar) at certain times, then ghrelin can get released when it’s expecting it.
This is what can lead to regular snacking. Your body can become used to the regular input of food, and ghrelin is released when it doesn’t receive it, reinforcing the cycle.
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