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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How come sometimes when I'm not hungry, I eat something small and become hungrier?
gpt
I honestly don't have any legitimate knowledge on this, but from what I've heard, it's because your stomach recognizes there's food and starts digesting and basically expects more food to come.

And this is part of the reason why diet drinks can make you feel hungry. Your stomach recognizes there's something there and expects calories, and then when there aren't it demands them in the only way it knows how.


A good tip I've heard is to drink water before you eat so that your stomach is a little more full. Or drink water after you eat if you're feeling hungry to trick your stomach into thinking it's full.