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Now that we know what happens in your body to tell you when to eat, what happens if you ignore those warning signs and what would happen to your body?
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How Exactly Does Your Body Process Food?: seeker.com/how-exactly-does-your-body-process-food-1917368404.html
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Sources:
What Causes Hunger Pangs?:
livescience.com/32348-what-causes-hunger-pangs.html
“Have you heard the one about the eager experimenter who swallowed a balloon? The results burst his ... well, hypothesis."
Why Does My Stomach Growl?:
health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/digestive/stomach-growling1.htm
“Stomach growling, which originates in the stomach and the small intestine, can be explained by a closer look at how the digestive system functions."
Glycogen Metabolism:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21190
“Glycogen is a readily mobilized storage form of glucose. It is a very large, branched polymer of glucose residues that can be broken down to yield glucose molecules when energy is needed. Most of the glucose residues in glycogen are linked by α-1,4-glycosidic bonds."
Ketosis: Symptoms, Signs & More:
healthline.com/health/diabetes/ketosis-symptoms#1
“Every cell in your body needs energy to survive. Most of the time, you create energy from the sugar (glucose) in your bloodstream. Insulin helps regulate glucose levels in the blood and stimulate the absorption of glucose by the cells in your body."
How Your Body Fights To Keep You Alive When You’re Starving:
io9.gizmodo.com/5941883/how-your-body-fights-to-keep-you-alive-when-youre-starving
“The human body can go without oxygen for about five to ten minutes, and about three to eight days without water. But remarkably, people have been known to live upwards of 70 days without food."
What Happens To The Body And Mind When Starvation Sets In?:
npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/01/20/463710330/what-happens-to-the-body-and-mind-when-starvation-sets-in
“What is it like to starve to death? It's an awful question, but it's the question of the moment. In what United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called a "war crime," thousands of people in Syria have been starving because both government and rebel blockades have kept food from reaching them."
The Psychology Of Hunger:
apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger.aspx
“In November 1944, 36 young men took up residence in the corridors and rooms of the University of Minnesota football stadium. They were not members of the football team. Rather, they were volunteers preparing for a nearly yearlong experiment on the psychological and physiological effects of starvation."
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Episode 2 of 3
Check us out on iTunes! apple.co/1TXDZAI
Please Subscribe! bit.ly/28iQhYC
Now that we know what happens in your body to tell you when to eat, what happens if you ignore those warning signs and what would happen to your body?
+ + + + + + + +
Previous Episode:
How Exactly Does Your Body Process Food?: seeker.com/how-exactly-does-your-body-process-food-1917368404.html
+ + + + + + + +
Sources:
What Causes Hunger Pangs?:
livescience.com/32348-what-causes-hunger-pangs.html
“Have you heard the one about the eager experimenter who swallowed a balloon? The results burst his ... well, hypothesis."
Why Does My Stomach Growl?:
health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/digestive/stomach-growling1.htm
“Stomach growling, which originates in the stomach and the small intestine, can be explained by a closer look at how the digestive system functions."
Glycogen Metabolism:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21190
“Glycogen is a readily mobilized storage form of glucose. It is a very large, branched polymer of glucose residues that can be broken down to yield glucose molecules when energy is needed. Most of the glucose residues in glycogen are linked by α-1,4-glycosidic bonds."
Ketosis: Symptoms, Signs & More:
healthline.com/health/diabetes/ketosis-symptoms#1
“Every cell in your body needs energy to survive. Most of the time, you create energy from the sugar (glucose) in your bloodstream. Insulin helps regulate glucose levels in the blood and stimulate the absorption of glucose by the cells in your body."
How Your Body Fights To Keep You Alive When You’re Starving:
io9.gizmodo.com/5941883/how-your-body-fights-to-keep-you-alive-when-youre-starving
“The human body can go without oxygen for about five to ten minutes, and about three to eight days without water. But remarkably, people have been known to live upwards of 70 days without food."
What Happens To The Body And Mind When Starvation Sets In?:
npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/01/20/463710330/what-happens-to-the-body-and-mind-when-starvation-sets-in
“What is it like to starve to death? It's an awful question, but it's the question of the moment. In what United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called a "war crime," thousands of people in Syria have been starving because both government and rebel blockades have kept food from reaching them."
The Psychology Of Hunger:
apa.org/monitor/2013/10/hunger.aspx
“In November 1944, 36 young men took up residence in the corridors and rooms of the University of Minnesota football stadium. They were not members of the football team. Rather, they were volunteers preparing for a nearly yearlong experiment on the psychological and physiological effects of starvation."
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DNews Plus is built for enthusiastic science fans seeking out comprehensive conversations on the geeky topics they love. Host Trace Dominguez digs beyond the usual scope to deliver details, developments and opinions on advanced topics like AI, string theory and Mars exploration. DNews Plus is also offered as an audio podcast on iTunes.
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Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/TraceDominguez
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