anger, irritability and unpleasantness were strongly linked with hunger<\/a>.<\/p>\nIn fact, hunger was responsible for 34 per cent of the variation in feelings of anger for participants. For feelings of irritability, hunger was 37 per cent responsible.<\/p>\n
Swami\u2019s study showed this link, but the exact reason hunger makes us more irritable is still unknown.<\/p>\n
Some suggestions have been made \u2013 it could be linked to low blood glucose levels, which have been shown in previous experiments to increase impulsivity and aggression. Or, the lack of food could affect a person\u2019s self-control and regulation, which some say triggers negative emotions like anger. But the current study focused on finding the link, not the reason for it being there.<\/p>\n
As for those who get hangry, Swami said greater awareness of the feeling itself could reduce the likelihood that hunger results in negative emotions and behaviours in individuals.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough our study doesn\u2019t present ways to mitigate negative hunger-induced emotions, research suggests that being able to label an emotion can help people to regulate it, such as by recognising that we feel angry simply because we are hungry,\u201d said Swami.<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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