Tag: hunger
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Sleep against hunger
TLDR: Sleep has a strong impact on hunger. Low sleep quality and / or sleep duration greatly increases appetite and are considered base causes of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Intro Imagine you had a long night. Fun, games, perhaps work kept you awake and forced you from the normal, to the late and into…
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Exercise against hunger
TLDR: Hunger can effectively be reduced through exercise. It is thereby an effective method to counteract the hunger-hormone ghrelin and to disrupt eating habits. Imagine you try fasting and lunch-time comes about. Your stomach growls and the urge to peek into the fridge becomes almost overwhelming. Going for a run will probably be the last…
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Caffeine against hunger
Caffeine, the worlds most popular drug [Chin 2008]. Listening to some nosy scientists in the morning, one could think that the whole world would slip into the vial embrace of anarchy if caffeine seized to exist.Over 2 billion daily consumed cups of coffee seem to agree and I know one or another (fresh) parent who…
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A tale of hunger and ghrelin
Before we dive into a healthy diet, weight-loss goals, or even a full fast, there is an enemy in our way. A demon that, even if we overcome it for a time, is so deeply ingrained into our needs, it follows us throughout life, guides our steps and at every chance reminds us of its…