9. You Don’t Realize Your Body Wants Water—Not Food
It’s not just you. In fact, there are 30 Reasons Why You’re Always Hungry, and not drinking enough water is one of them. A study in the journal Physiology&Behavior suggests people inappropriately respond to thirst over 60 percent of the time by eating instead of drinking. And that means you’re eating more calories than you need to. So, next time you’re hankering for a snack just after you finished a meal, try knocking back a cup of water before diving into your snack drawer and wait 20 minutes. If you’re still hungry, then you can eat something.
