Yes, hangry is a thing. Two experts break down why

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Yes, hangry is a thing. Two experts break down why
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Do you experience hanger? 😠 You're not alone, a growing body of evidence suggests a strong connection between hunger and irritability. | anthonysegaert

Bob Marley sang that “a hungry man is an angry man” back in the 1970s, and now scientists are beginning to agree with him. New research has joined a growing body of evidence that “hanger” – anger brought on by being hungry – is a real thing.

But even the most rudimentary of statisticians know correlation does not equal causation – particularly when the number of participants is so small. So how can we trust the study? “Although it’s only about two per cent of our body weight, [the brain] uses 20-30 per cent of the calories we consume,” he said in a 2014 TED talk. His research found those with low levels of glucose were more likely to be angry with their spouses.How a month ofBut what is going on in our brains to cause this?

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