Craving a substantial meal or an endless supply of your preferred snack is one thing. It's another thing to be so hungry that you snap at the slightest inconvenience. This distinguishes between hunger and "hangry," a clever mashup of "hungry" and "angry."

Whether you've personally gone through it or not, you probably know someone who has. But is it a physiological phenomenon, or is it simply a more sophisticated form of weeping for your bottle?

Even while we may not always be in control of when we become hangry, knowing why it occurs and what we can do to lessen it will help us regulate our irritability the next time our stomachs start rumbling.

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