人生三大终极拷问：早上吃什么，中午吃什么，晚上吃什么？

可见“吃”在我们的生活中占据了多么重要的地位。

你有被饿到“前胸贴后背、抠心抠肺、抓心挠肝”过吗？不知道处在这种饥饿状态下的你，情绪是怎样的。

反正，上一次碰到我这样的小伙伴，至今仍在“康复”中。

今天的Buzzword我们就来聊聊,“穷凶极饿”后那种“在发飙边缘游走”的状态Hangry.

Today's Buzzword, not hungry, not angry, it's hangry, a combination of hungry and angry.

So you probably can guess the meaning of it.

Have you ever noticed that when you're really hungry, your tummy is rumbling.

You are more likely to get angry, to lash out at unsuspecting loved ones or even innocent bystanders?

不知道你们有没有注意到, 当你饿着肚子的时候, 就很容易对身边的人发这种无名火.

And this sudden, irrational rage is often referred to as“hanger”, a combo of hunger and anger.

If you have hanger, you are hangry. 中文我觉得可以翻译成“饿到生气”。

Now personally I have experienced that.

For a period of time, I was having this no carb diet, and I was hungry all the time; and I had the worst temper, I would get angry for no particular reasons.

我个人可是体验过 hangry的感觉, 原来有段时间去做这种断碳饮食, 然后经常会饿, 然后脾气特别臭。

Now you might think this is just a meme, a joke. 很多人可能觉得这个hangry就是一个梗.

But actually now the experts are saying it is a very real thing.

And the explanation they offer is when you haven't eaten for a while, the level of sugar glucose in your blood decreases.

当你饥饿到一定程度的时候, 你的血糖就会降低，这个时候就会触发你身体里的很多激素出现改变, 包括皮质醇和肾上腺素。

When your blood sugar gets too low, it triggers a cascade of hormones, including cortisol (this is a stress hormone一个压力激素) and adrenaline.

And these hormones are released into your bloodstream to raise and rebalance your blood sugar.

Some of these hormones are related to anger and aggression. 而这些激素跟生气、攻击性都会有关.

To be more specific, there are parts of our brains that help us control our emotions and regulate our behaviors.

But if we have very low glucose level or blood sugar, this means the higher brain functions are not working as well as they could be.

So there may be a breakdown in those higher brain functions that help us modulate primitive responses, therefore we start lashing out.

说得更具体一点, 其实就是我们的大脑负责管控情绪和行为的部分, 这些更高级的功能，它需要血糖值达到一定的程度才能够正常运行;

而过度饥饿, 血糖值过低的时候, 这些大脑的高级功能就容易出现问题, 于是我们就会出现情绪失控的状态.

Hangry

Irritable or angry because of hunger.

Essentially, it's not just our bodies that run on food, it's our brains.

When we don't have the critical glucose at the needed levels, mechanisms of self-control over aggression break down.

我们吃下去的东西不光是维持我们肢体的运行, 同样也在供给我们的脑；

而当血糖达不到我们的大脑所需要的量的时候, 我们对于自己攻击性和愤怒的自控能力就会开始出现消减。

So, when you’re hangry, you’re not just more prone to snap at somebody because you’re hungry on a physical level, you’re actually hungry on a cerebral level in your brains;

And the deprivation is causing your reactive filters to blur if not shut down completely.

所以当我们说我们hangry饿到生气的时候, 不光是说饿着肚子觉得很生气;

而更多的是大脑出现了饥饿, 而这种饥饿让我们降低了这种自控能力, 开始出现了更加原始的攻击性行为。

And interestingly, researchers have also documented the hangry phenomenon in relationships.

A study on married couples found that the lower the participants' blood sugar level, the angrier and more aggressive they felt toward their partners.

其实有研究就表明，饿到生气的现象也会影响亲密关系。

在夫妻相处之间, 当一方的血糖值越低, 他们就会对自己的伴侣展现更多的愤怒和攻击性.

So far, we have talked about the scientific explanation behind hanger, but how to prevent it？

You might say it's easy, just give them food.

But the tricky part is when you get really hangry, you tend to crave cookies, pastries, chocolate, candy, these things with a lot of sugar.

However, these sugary snacks will raise your blood sugar all right, but they raise it too quickly.

And this spike will inevitably lead to something called a sugar crash afterwards.

当你非常hangry的时候, 你的身体会告诉你你需要很多的糖分;

但这个时候如果你吃很多甜食或者过多的碳水, 让你的血糖飙升, 这个时候你会出现一个叫做sugar crash, 这样因为摄入过量糖分之后出现的疲劳感.

Here are some useful tips to stop yourself from becoming too hangry.

Eat several small meals throughout the day, or make sure breakfast, lunch and dinner are fulfilling and nutritious.

Don't skip meals. I've learned that the hard way.

Avoid junk food which can cause sugar rush and sugar crash. It really isn't good for your blood sugar level.

Nutrient-rich, high-fiber foods are best and keep you feeling fuller longer.

Always have healthy snacks on hand.

If you know that you are prone to getting hangry, a few handy, healthy snacks inside your purse, your car, or your desk can keep offer peace of mind if you're worried about becoming hangry again.

Now I kind of understand why my dad always keeps quite a few snacks in the car for my mom.

Now let's move on to sample sentence.

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Example 1：

- Scientists are finding evidence that supports the link between hunger and aggression.