Nutrition Handbook: Part 5 - Why Is Someone Hungry?

The uncomfortable feeling of hunger is normal and a natural desire of the body which is satiated by eating food.

When someone is hungry their body needs the overall combined nutrition and various important nutrients and constituents found in food, so their body, emotions, mind, and spirit work.

The greater density of nutrients someone eats, as part of balanced diet with complete meals, the less hunger they will experience. Important nutrients include protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals.

Food is eaten for required nutrition, nutrients, and various additional constituents, so that their body, emotions, mind, and spirit work.

When someone gets hungry their body is telling them to eat nutritious food and take dietary supplements, which are added to their meals, so they can perform, recover, grow, and heal.