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What's the difference between hunger and craving?
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1. What is desire and hunger?
When considering how to distinguish between appetite and hunger, it is worth considering what they actually are. According to the definition of the Polish PWN Dictionary, hunger is an organism's condition associated with a lack of or lack of nutrition, as well as a feeling of fasting caused by lack of food, whereas a desire is a temporary and easily changing desire for something. In the context of eating, there is a strong need to consume a specific type of food. It is worth emphasizing that it is a normal part of the way of eating and that its occurrence does not indicate pathology.2. The difference between desire and hunger
Although appetite is often confused with hunger, these states differ from each other in a few characteristics. These are: time of appearance feeling of hunger usually occurs a few hours after the previous meal, appetites may occur even during or immediately after a meal; the way in which the hunger signal appears starts with the feeling of a delicate emptiness and discomfort, and the effect increases over time. However, the sensations of immediate hunger are also very intense.3. How can you tell the difference between desire and hunger?
The first step is to notice the need to eat something and not reach for food under the impulse, and to stop and think about this need. The next step is paying attention to the thought: do they point to specific products, if we have not yet paid attention to this issue?4. How do you deal with your desires?
First of all, it is important to emphasize that the desire can be satisfied or not, and the decision to satisfy the urge to eat should be made consciously. Focusing on the feeling allows us to control it better. So, as with recognizing the difference between hunger and urge, we should pause for a moment, take a few breaths, analyze the sensations of the body and see how they change in time.
