Hunger may be defined as an indication of the
readiness of the stomach to receive food,
and to undertake the task of digestion. This feeling
has nothing to do with giddiness/ feeling of exhaus-
tion, or a gnawing sensation in the stomach.
Hunger is a cool/ pleasant sensation. A hungry
man does not feel tired; on the other hand, he feels
a lightness in his limbs and has an inclination
to work.
But hard and exhausting work will drive away
hunger. Similarly,, sudden shocks and emotional
excitement/ or mental anguish tend to drive away
hunger. Food eaten at such times is not well
digested.
Regularity is eating is not a rule of health.
Even though it may be meal-time, hungerless eating
is always bad. Postpone the meal till hunger
is felt, or/ better still/ forego the meal completely
and take only the next one, at the usual time. You
may thus keep up your regularity in eating and at
the same time, avoid hungerless eating.
CAUSE (2) Eating too Fast ;—
" We have been provided with teeth/ not for
ornament/ but for use/' It is indeed a pity that few
people realise this simple truth. Older people in
our country eat much more leisurely than younger
people do/ and that would explain the enormous
increase in digestive disorders in the present day.
Hurried eating is especially common among the
educated, who should know better.
* Dr. Milton Powell writes that when he sees
some people eating, he is reminded of a stoker with
his showel feeding a furnace with coal.
Moderation in eating is not possible when you
eat hurriedly. Hasty eating and overeating always
go together.