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What is the difference between hunger and appetite?
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Hunger is the uncomfortable feeling associated with a lack of food.
Appetite is the desire for food, even when the body is not hungry.
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Physiology of appetite
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Appetite is triggered by sight, smell or even talking about food. These senses send messages to the brain that food is available to eat. In response to these messages, the body produces saliva, produces a tingling sensation in the pit of our stomach and producing digestive chemicals in the intestines. Ghrelin, the appetite-enhancing hormone, is also released, mainly by the stomach and also causes stomach growling
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food studies
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