‘Hangry is a real thing’: psychologists find link between hunger and emotions

Hunger was associated with stronger feelings of anger and irritability and lower levels of pleasure in research

For those who get snappy when they miss out on lunch, it may be the perfect excuse: researchers have confirmed that a lack of food makes otherwise bearable people hangry".

In one of the first studies to explore how hunger affects emotions as people go about their daily lives, psychologists found that the more hungry people felt, the more angry - or hangry - they became.