# Link between hunger and mood explained

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 2:45am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/link-between-hunger-and-mood-explained/337 "2018-10-31T02:45:13Z")\
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> **[Link between hunger and mood explained: The sudden drop in glucose we experience...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180925115218.htm)**
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> The study used rats to examine the impact on emotional behavior of a sudden drop in blood sugar. When the rats were given a glucose blocker, researchers found they had higher levels of cortisol. They also showed signs of stress and sluggish behavior...

  
The study used rats to examine the impact on emotional behavior of a sudden drop in blood sugar. When the rats were given a glucose blocker, researchers found they had higher levels of cortisol. They also showed signs of stress and sluggish behavior similar to a poor mood. To prove the behavior wasn’t just a lack of glucose to the muscles, researchers then gave them a common antidepressant and the behavior disappeared.