Is hunger genetic

ryry06revolution
ryry06revolution Posts: 28
edited January 3 in Health and Weight Loss
So I have been observing people I know and looking at how much they eat, how often they get hungry, and if they are overweight or thin and it seems that fat people just seem to naturally want to eat more and thin people do not get as hungry. Why would this be?

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  • wannabeskinnysoon94
    wannabeskinnysoon94 Posts: 14
    Thin people don't want to be fat, that's why they watch what they eat.
  • MsBookandTea
    MsBookandTea Posts: 39 Member
    I don't know. :indifferent:
  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    Overweight people usually eat when they're not hungry, or else they probably wouldn't be overweight.
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    People usually eat when there hungry..
  • RychelleD
    RychelleD Posts: 103 Member
    I think it has to do more with the way you were raised. What eating habits become " normal" for you. The more you eat, the more you want to eat. When you eat less your body adjusts.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    How do you think the thin people got thin? By eating less..Never judge random people by what they are eating at the time.

    The overweight person eating a lot? They could have already lost a bunch of weight and are still working on it.

    That thin person eating a salad? Could have been an overweight person and is now thin because they take more care in their food choices now.
  • RoadsterGirlie
    RoadsterGirlie Posts: 1,195 Member
    It could be partly genetic, and it could also be the food choices you make. This is my experience:

    Sugar is like a drug, and the more I eat of it, the more I want of it. Same thing with fatty, greasy foods.

    However, the cleaner you eat, (ie, veggies, fruits, lean meats, etc.) the more satisfied you will feel on these high nutrient, low calorie foods. You're more likely to quit eating when full, and this especially makes it easier if you are trying to stay under a daily calorie limit.
  • MiCool90
    MiCool90 Posts: 460 Member
    Yes all humans get hungry
  • MsBookandTea
    MsBookandTea Posts: 39 Member
    Yes all humans get hungry

    Ok, damn good answer!
  • yourenotmine
    yourenotmine Posts: 645 Member
    Well, you seem to be assuming that people only eat when they're hungry. For many people, that couldn't be further from the truth. The reasons people eat can be as different as the people themselves are. Also, to be honest, observing people really doesn't tell you how hungry they are. You never know if someone lets himself get "starving" hungry before eating, or just a little hungry, in which case a person would possibly eat less. Also, a larger person naturally requires more food to maintain their weight...

    Of course, if you were just asking the question in the title, I would say, I guess you could call it that, but I would describe it more as an imperative. :)
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