Research reveals the brain processes that make some people much less prone to sudden food-related mood swings.
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First, check if your child is really hangry, or just angry. Feeding straight away isn’t always the answer.
Ultra-processed foods high in sugar, fat and empty carbs are bad for the mind as well as the body. Lack of micronutrients affects brain function and influences mood and mental health symptoms.
Missing a meal can certainly push you toward a bad mood. But new research identifies in what kind of situations hunger is most likely to tip toward hanger.
“Hangry” is an amalgam of hungry and angry that describes the distinct grumpiness that some people experience when they haven’t eaten for a while. Ring a bell?
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University