Hunger or Thirst?
Have you ever wondered why you mix between hunger and thirst sometimes. Mixing between these two is one of the causes lead to gain excess weight. It is believed that nearly 40% of people can not distinguish between these two feelings, therefore what is the root cause for the problem.
There is a part in your brain called Hypothalamus which is responsible for the responses regards hunger and thirst. In case of the thirst, stimulant release to the hypothalamus sometimes is mistaken with hunger causing growling in the stomach.
Tips to help you control these feelings:
Stay hydrated: drink plenty of water through out the day. make sure that you drink at least 1 L to avoid dehydration specially in cases of training, sickness such fever or diarrhea
Test your feeling of hunger: there is another handy way to distinguish whether you are hungry or thirsty. Hunger feeling developed gradually at constant increase. unlike the thirst it happen suddenly. when have the feeling of hunger, drink a cup of water (8oz) and wait to see whether the feeling wear off or not.
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