hunger
state in which a person, for a sustained period, is unable to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs
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Summary
hunger is a physical fitness[1]. hunger draws 2,483 Wikipedia views per month (physical fitness category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: sensation[3], cause of death[4]
- Subclass of: nutritional status[5]
- Commons category: Hunger[6]
- Opposite of: satiety[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hunger[8]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10]
- Has effect: eating[11]
- Measurement scale: Global Hunger Index[12]
- Different from: Glad[13], The Hunger[14], starvation[15], hunger[16], food noise[17], food addiction[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Relates to sustainable development goal, target or indicator: Sustainable Development Goal 2[20]
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Influence
Things named for hunger include Hunger Plan[21], a war crime[22].
Why It Matters
hunger has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] hunger is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for hunger include Hunger Plan[21], a war crime[22].