What can increased appetite hide? Here’s how to fix it

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It is a condition that is experienced in a period of high stress or after particularly demanding activities. Here’s how to fix it with healthy foods that give you a greater sense of satiety

Daniele Particelli

March 10 – 10.31am – MILAN

L’increased appetite it is a condition that we have all experienced at least once in our lives, perhaps in a period of high stress or after particularly demanding activities. It is a physiological response that occurs when the amount of food we have consumed is not sufficient to calm the feeling of hunger. What if the increased appetite was the symptom a medical problem?

If we experience a sudden increase in appetite and feel like ruling out some of the main causes of this condition, such as the need to recover energy after a workout or one limited food intakeit is time to delve deeper and understand the causes since increased appetite is among the symptoms of various pathologies, some more serious than others and not always easy to diagnose.

Diseases associated with increased appetite

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Among the pathologies that can be associated with increased appetite we find:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Binge Eating Disorder
  • Food intolerance
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Stress
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Duodenal ulcer
  • Peptic ulcer

How to remedy increased appetite

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Before becoming alarmed and contacting your doctor for all the necessary checks, you can take some small precautions to stop the increase in appetite and thus limit the damage from the increase in food that we are led to ingest to stop the feeling of hunger. The solution comes to us from all those healthy foods capable of increasing the sense of satiety, such as celery, fennel or carrots to be consumed without cooking.

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Drinking a glass of water before each meal can also be very useful, so as to increase the sense of satiety even before you start eating, and always have it available low calorie and healthy snacks such as fruit and vegetables to enjoy between one main meal and another. Also the broths and the soups they can prove to be valid allies against increased appetite, but if the problem persists you need to contact your doctor.

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