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Tarrare (; c. 1772 – 1798), sometimes spelt Tarar, was a French showman, soldier, and spy noted for his unusual appetite and eating habits. Able to eat vast amounts of meat, he was constantly hungry; his parents could not provide for him and he was turned out of the family home as a teenager.
Editor’s note: Professional medical help and medication are often a vital part of the eating disorder recovery process. If you or a loved one are coping with an eating disorder, contact the ...
Michel Lotito (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl lɔtito]; 16 June 1950 – 17 April 2006 [1]) was a French entertainer, born in Grenoble, famous for deliberate consumption of indigestible objects. He came to be known as Monsieur "Mouth" Mangetout ("Mr. Eat-All"). His digestive system was incredibly resilient, allowing him to consume up to 900 ...
Although generally healthy, he was voraciously hungry during his time in the French service and ate any available food. While stationed near Paris, he was recorded as having eaten 174 cats in a year, and although he disliked vegetables, he would eat 4 to 5 pounds (1.8 to 2.3 kg) of grass each day if he could not find other food.
The current epidemic of obesity and eating disorders undermines these theories. [25] The set point theories of hunger and eating are inconsistent with basic evolutionary pressures related to hunger and eating as they are currently understood. [26] Major predictions of the set point theories of hunger and eating have not been confirmed. [27]
Just clothe the naked. Say that I tried to house the homeless. Let people say that I tried to feed the hungry." [1] In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained ...
Appetite is the desire to eat food items, usually due to hunger. Appealing foods can stimulate appetite even when hunger is absent, although appetite can be greatly reduced by satiety. [1] Appetite exists in all higher life-forms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs.
Hedonic hunger or hedonic hyperphagia is the "drive to eat to obtain pleasure in the absence of an energy deficit". [1] Particular foods may have a high "hedonic rating" [2] or individuals may have increased susceptibility to environmental food cues. [3] Weight loss programs may aim to control or to compensate for hedonic hunger. [4]