It often starts with a harmless piece of chocolate or a slice of pizza in the middle of the night — that midnight craving we all joke about. Sometimes it’s a fizzy drink, a handful of chips, or something savoury like samosa or jhalmuri with evening tea. Are you really hungry at that moment? Maybe. But more often than not, the answer is no.
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What we mistake for hunger is usually a craving — a psychological urge to eat that has little to do with the body’s actual need for energy.
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