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hunger  

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  • Hunger has multiple definitions; the ones most pertinent to obesity are the physiological definition and hunger within the social context. Physiological hunger is characterized by a sensation of individual discomfort. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Hunger]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/hunger

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