飢餓(hunger)又作饑餓,是動物由於糖原水平下降而產生的感受。這種不快感於下丘腦產生,由感受器感應。一般人可以超過30天不進食而不至於死亡,但在缺水的情況下則只能維持三天。

飢餓的駱駝

人類飢餓的原因

無法進食或刻意不進食的原因可能包括:

參見

參考資料

拓展閱讀

  • Hunger an unnatural history(2006) by Sharman Apt Russell—rather than focus on the politics and economics of hunger, this work discusses the psychological effect on individuals and also explores the topic from an anthropological perspective.

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