Hunger
Hunger is the feeling of wanting to eat. Ghrelin is a hormone that makes people feel hungry. The opposite of hunger is called satiety or fullness. Leptin causes this feeling. People can survive weeks without eating,[1] but they will start to feel hungry after they have not eaten for a few hours. Hunger is generally considered quite uncomfortable. People who have eaten food usually will feel less hungry, or not hungry at all. People can live longer without food than without water.
Hunger is also used to refer to people who generally have little to eat, and are therefore often hungry. This can lead to starvation.
Hunger Media
Percentage of population suffering from hunger, World Food Programme, 2021:* < 2.5%* 2.5–4.9%* 5.0–14.9%* 15.0–24.9%* 25.0–34.9%* > 35.0%* No data
The storefront sign reads "Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts for the Unemployed."
Increased use of irrigation played a major role in the Green Revolution.
Ratifiers and (potential) signatories to the Food Assistance Convention:* Signed and ratified* Signed and ratified, part of the European Union (which has ratified the treaty)* Signed* Signed, part of the European Union (which has ratified the treaty)* Potential signatory, part of the European Union (which has ratified the treaty)* Potential signatory
Affected areas in the western Sahel belt during the 2012 drought
Volunteers pass out food items from a food bank run by Feeding America.
A soup kitchen in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1931
References
- ↑ Lieberson, Alan D. (8 November 2007). "How long can a person survive without food?". Scientific American. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
