Why is it that it takes few seconds for our body to decide that it’s had enough water not to be thirsty, but several minutes to recognize that no more food is needed cuz it’s not hungry?
In: Biology
The biggest factor in this is confusing actual thirst and need for hydration with just having a dry mouth; you seem to quench your thirst quickly (due to having a dry mouth) because you literally hydrate your mouth relieving your symptoms, this is often confused with having an actual thirst where your body requires hydration.
Hunger is a different issue; if you’re eating due to hunger; it takes time to metabolise the food to register you no longer need nutrition, it also depends on your diet, individual metabolism and nutrient requirement, it can depend on your mental state too, if you’re comfort eating you’re going to eat far more than you would if you’re eating for purely nutrition
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