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Dictionary » H » Hunger HungerHunger 1. An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food. The sensation of hunger is usually referred to the stomach, but is probably dependent on excitation of the sensory nerves, both of the stomach and intestines, and perhaps also on indirect impressions from other organs, more or less exhausted from lack of nutriment. 2. Any strong eager desire. O sacred hunger of ambitious minds! (Spenser) For hunger of my gold i die. (Dryden) Origin: as. Hungor; akin to OFries. Hunger, D. Honger, os. & OHG. Hungar, g. Hunger, Icel. Hungr, Sw. & dan. Hunger, goth. Hhrus hunger, huggrjan to hunger.
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Results from our forumConnection between opioid receptors and fatty acid receptors... pleasure that fatty food gives (most likely animal product like meat, milk, cheese etc) motivates animals to keep eating other animals or risk hunger and all the emotional suffering it gives. This enjoyment may also make animals willing to keep on eating cute little animals even if they suspect ...
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help match biology... Direct link to the pituitary gland of the endocrine system, plays a major role in homeostasis regulating HR, BR, temperature and drives (hunger, thirst, rage, and sexual desire) Of the cerebrum; taste, sense receptors from the body/skin are interpreted (such as Tabasco sauce on the lips)
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Diabetes... urination, you also lose calories. At the same time, diabetes may keep the sugar from your food from reaching your cells — leading to constant hunger. The combined effect is potentially rapid weight loss, especially if you have type 1 diabetes. 3-Blurred vision Diabetes symptoms sometimes involve ...
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain... to look this up. Insuliomas are (in most cases) non cancerous tumors on the pancreas. It causes a high production of insulin which can lead to hunger feelings, fatigue, dizziness, nausea and hyperglycemia. Your brain does not get enough energy even though your body gets enough nutritions... ...
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Re:... be eaten by fit and handsome predators. And again, there are predators that have malformations and mutations and cannot hunt properly. They die of hunger and why? Because the Intelligent Designer decided it'd be fun to make animals that cannot hunt, but who can starve..? From the above example ...
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