Study: Women less able to suppress hunger than men (AP)

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Imp

Originally posted by: vi edit
A quick study of my office agrees with that. It's not the men that have three different bags of chips, a tub of pretzels, half a cake, and a 3 pound bag of M&M's at their desk.

Hey, hey shut up there!

I'm the only one in my section with 2 bottles of pop, a a bag of gummy bears and a box or two of chocolates visible. And it's mainly the men who raid the vending machine behind me.

I was going to make an "*" at the end of my statement. The only men I know who have piles of food in their cube are guys like myself and my coworker that are very active and have the metabolism of rabid ground squirrels and are eating something all day long. I could probably count on one hand the number of men & women in my office that fit that description.

 

[SagaLore]

From my observations of women, I have to agree. Many of them I know get very irritable and sometimes downright angry when they don't eat.

 

[bobsmith1492]

Huh, I forget to eat fairly often unless I do something that requires calories such as running or biking.

 

[LilPima]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
From my observations of women, I have to agree. Many of them I know get very irritable and sometimes downright angry when they don't eat.

I get shaky if I don't eat something every few hours... which DOES lead to cranky!

 

[destrekor]

To me I think it makes perfect sense.

It's all about genetic differences and reasoning behind such behavior in history.

Men could find food when necessary, so naturally don't feel the need to stuff face whenever the opportunity is provided.
Women, however, have two things working against them: women would have food provided to them, and were weaker naturally than the men and couldn't scavenge as successfully. But more importantly, child-rearing. When a woman has a fuller figure, she has a better chance to have a healthy child.

Regardless of what life today requires or does not require, we have not evolved. Our genetics, our instincts, are all from our ancient beginnings.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: LilPima

Originally posted by: SagaLore
From my observations of women, I have to agree. Many of them I know get very irritable and sometimes downright angry when they don't eat.

I get shaky if I don't eat something every few hours... which DOES lead to cranky!

And this happens to most girls I know. I don't know if the shakiness is physical (blood sugar/insulin issues), or more mental (psychological reaction to hunger).

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
From my observations of women, I have to agree. Many of them I know get very irritable and sometimes downright angry when they don't eat.

You speak the truth... for me anyway.

I try to eat something every few hours and that leads to happiness for me!

 

[skace]

I'm hungry right now..... but maybe I'll suppress it.

 

[bolomite]

I've suspected this for years. I can go 12+ hours without eating and not feel any adverse effects. My gf though, there's no way she could go more than a few hours without eating something.

 

[slayer202]

Originally posted by: destrekor
To me I think it makes perfect sense.

It's all about genetic differences and reasoning behind such behavior in history.

Men could find food when necessary, so naturally don't feel the need to stuff face whenever the opportunity is provided.
Women, however, have two things working against them: women would have food provided to them, and were weaker naturally than the men and couldn't scavenge as successfully. But more importantly, child-rearing. When a woman has a fuller figure, she has a better chance to have a healthy child.

Regardless of what life today requires or does not require, we have not evolved. Our genetics, our instincts, are all from our ancient beginnings.

rofl. did you pass the 5th grade?

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
I have a simple diet. I eat when I'm hungry. 130 pounds soak and wet.

For all intensive purposes.

he really should of known better

His point stands irregardless.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
I have a simple diet. I eat when I'm hungry. 130 pounds soak and wet.

For all intensive purposes.

he really should of known better

His point stands irregardless.

The fail is strong in this one.

 

[T9D]

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[mageslayer]

Who the hell and for what purpose does these studies?

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: mageslayer
Who the hell and for what purpose does these studies?

To understand the human body better, especially the events involved in hunger response, either in the endocrine system, the brain, or another system.

By understanding the systems, it could development of medication for people with certain problems.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: slayer202

Originally posted by: destrekor
To me I think it makes perfect sense.

It's all about genetic differences and reasoning behind such behavior in history.

Men could find food when necessary, so naturally don't feel the need to stuff face whenever the opportunity is provided.
Women, however, have two things working against them: women would have food provided to them, and were weaker naturally than the men and couldn't scavenge as successfully. But more importantly, child-rearing. When a woman has a fuller figure, she has a better chance to have a healthy child.

Regardless of what life today requires or does not require, we have not evolved. Our genetics, our instincts, are all from our ancient beginnings.

rofl. did you pass the 5th grade?

....
?

you clearly aren't serious.
What else do you think it is?
Humans are animals. Simple as that. We are more primal in a day to day setting than most realize apparently. We are driven by instincts, primal urges. How one blinds oneself to NOT seeing that has always amazed me, yet it seems most of society does.
I blame religion, it breeds people to think we are special. We are actually pretty dumb, but we have our ability to use education to thank as we have learned the successes and failures of thousands of generations before us.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Caring about food is stupid.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
I have a simple diet. I eat when I'm hungry. 130 pounds soak and wet.

For all intensive purposes.

inorite? minus well just give up!

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
I have a simple diet. I eat when I'm hungry. 130 pounds soak and wet.

For all intensive purposes.

he really should of known better

His point stands irregardless.

Cut the guy a brake. Sheesh! ATot never seizes to amaze me.

 

[TridenT]

AH HA! This proves 100% I am not a woman. I can suppress my hunger for many hours. I can outlast almost anyone in a contest of "who will eat first."

 

[AdvancedRobotics]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
AH HA! This proves 100% I am not a woman.

so you weren't sure before?

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
AH HA! This proves 100% I am not a woman. I can suppress my hunger for many hours. I can outlast almost anyone in a contest of "who will eat first."

You're also a limp wristed skeleton in clothing. Eat a sammich, nubcake!

Originally posted by: AdvancedRobotics

Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
AH HA! This proves 100% I am not a woman.

so you weren't sure before?

:laugh: I totally lol'd