Post by deyana on Nov 23, 2023 13:23:02 GMT -5
What eating a big meal does to your body
Eating large meals can bring about changes that make us hungrier – but it’s not because your stomach “stretches”.
Eating plays a big part in our lives at this time of year. But what happens if we indulge a little too much?
I am pretty confident that I can predict how I am going to feel after a big meal: snoozy, sluggish and definitely full. But by lunchtime the next day I am sure I will find room for another roast. When you think about it, it is pretty weird that the day after an enormous meal we can eat exactly the same quantity again. Did we not learn our lesson the first time?
Why do we still feel hungry after feasts like Thanksgiving or Christmas? Does overeating “stretch” your stomach, meaning you have more room for food the following day? Even thinking about it now is making me hungry.
The answer is, for most people, you don’t feel hungry in spite of the huge quantities of food you’ve recently consumed. You feel hungry precisely because of it.
www.bbc.com/future/article/20191127-why-do-you-feel-hungry-after-eating-a-big-meal
Eating large meals can bring about changes that make us hungrier – but it’s not because your stomach “stretches”.
Eating plays a big part in our lives at this time of year. But what happens if we indulge a little too much?
I am pretty confident that I can predict how I am going to feel after a big meal: snoozy, sluggish and definitely full. But by lunchtime the next day I am sure I will find room for another roast. When you think about it, it is pretty weird that the day after an enormous meal we can eat exactly the same quantity again. Did we not learn our lesson the first time?
Why do we still feel hungry after feasts like Thanksgiving or Christmas? Does overeating “stretch” your stomach, meaning you have more room for food the following day? Even thinking about it now is making me hungry.
The answer is, for most people, you don’t feel hungry in spite of the huge quantities of food you’ve recently consumed. You feel hungry precisely because of it.
www.bbc.com/future/article/20191127-why-do-you-feel-hungry-after-eating-a-big-meal