Hunger

1 Broader Terms
2 Narrower Terms
3 Related Terms
4 Scope Note
5 Facts

Broader Terms

sensation

Narrower Terms

thirst

Related Terms

appetite, fasting, motivation

Scope Note

normal drive for nutrients; do not confuse with STARVATION.

Facts

Hunger is defined as the uneasy or painful sensation caused by lack of food.
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is by far the most lethal form of malnutrition/hunger and the one referred to when world hunger is referred to.
A physiological need for food.

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