What Causes Polyphagia
Uncontrolled Blood Sugar from Stress, Anxiety, or Depression Can Lead to Polyphagia. Feeling Anxious, Depressed, or Stressed Can Also Increase Comfort-Eating...
Uncontrolled blood sugar from stress, anxiety, or depression can lead to polyphagia. Feeling anxious, depressed, or stressed can also increase comfort-eating and binge-eating. While comfort-eating and binge-eating are not the same as polyphagia, they can cause increased blood sugar, which leads to polyphagia.
What does polyphagia feel like?
Polyphagia or hyperphagia is an abnormally strong sensation of hunger or desire to eat often leading to or accompanied by overeating. In contrast to an increase in appetite following exercise, polyphagia does not subside after eating and often leads to rapid intake of excessive quantities of food.
Why is polyphagia a symptom of diabetes?
In people with diabetes, glucose can’t enter cells to be used for energy. This can be due to either low insulin levels or insulin resistance. Because your body can’t convert this glucose to energy, you’ll begin to feel very hungry. The hunger associated with polyphagia doesn’t go away after consuming food.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
