Have a biscuit and shut up ... now psychologists have found ‘hanger’ is a real thing, here’s how to deal with it

Study reveals what we already suspected: if we're hungry, we're not happy. So keep calm and eat

Is this article already annoying you? I can only apologise. But also, may I ask whether you've skipped breakfast or lunch? Because that might explain it. You're not really peevish. You're just peckish.

Those who get a bit snappy on an empty stomach will be pleased to know that being hangry" - a portmanteau neologism meaning angry because you're hungry - was last week confirmed as a genuine medical phenomenon. An actual, proper, point-at-the-newspaper-in-vindication thing.