Being ‘Hangry’ is a Real Emotional State

Feeling hangry for even a day can affect your overall mood.

A new study just came out, and it’s the first to prove that being ‘hangry’ really is a thing. For three weeks, 64 people used an app to track their emotions and how hungry they felt. Their results showed that not eating really does make us mad. When people were craving food, they were 34% angrier and 37% more irritable. The team behind it says it’s important to avoid those situations, because your hanger won’t necessarily go away once you eat. Feeling hangry for even a day can affect your overall mood, and leave you in a slight rut for days or even weeks.