Why You’re Missing Hunger Cues - Page 4
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Julia Austin
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Not sleeping enough
When you’re low on sleep, your brain produces stress signals that can trigger the hunger reaction, even when it’s not time to eat yet. You’ve probably experienced this on, say, travel days when you’ve had to get up at 4am for the airport. Suddenly, you’re starving at 5:30 am – a time you wouldn’t normally eat. Your body is trying to supplement the lost energy from the low sleep, through food.
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