Why do we get hangry?
Hangry is not normal hunger. Normal hunger is usually brought about by smelling food. It’s also common to feel normal hunger around our normal mealtimes because our digestive system has its own internal clock that keeps excellent track of time. (This is why your dog or cat always seems to know when it’s dinner o’clock.) Ordinary hunger does not make us angry or irritable. And unless we’ve gone for days without eating, normal hunger is a light stomach-grumbling sensation that goes away when we ignore it. Hypoglycemia makes us hangry. Hangry on on the other hand is hard to ignore.…
