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The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite exists in all higher lifeforms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. It is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Decreased desire to eat is termed anorexia, while polyphagia is increased eating. Disregulation of appetite contributes to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, cachexia, overeating, and binge eating...


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Appetite ?
How does one increase their appetite? Cause I like food but often I just don't...

Without the use of illegal drugs [depending on what country your in] then you should probably exert yourself more. Take up running, or fighting. Anything to make you tired, and exhausted;...

Asked by David H 206 - 5 months ago

How to increase appetite and/or gain weight in a healthy way?
I'm 20 pounds underweight and would really like to gain, but not by just eating...

Weightgain can be tough, effectively you have to be taking in more calories than you are outputting through work (but im sure you already know that) Up your protein but...

Asked by R.I.P. Princess {7/31/08} - 3 months ago


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