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Monday 7 December 2015

Hangry

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Have you ever gotten angry when you've gone without food for a long time? If you have, you are suffering from a term which is a mix between hungry and angry, known as hangry. There is an explanation for this uncontrollable reaction.

People get hangry because there is a lack of glucose in the bloodstream which is caused by having not enough food. While other body organs use different nutrients, the brain relies only on glucose. When the glucose levels get low to brain panics and sends messages to the other organs to release hormones which increases the amount of glucose is the bloodstream. It is also the same hormones that makes you fight when faced with a dangerous situation.

Pleases comment down below, Have you ever experienced hangryness? I would love to hear your thoughts.   
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