In an experiment where students were asked to either relax or perform mental tasks that involved thinking, the thinking subjects afterwards ate roughly 25-30% more calories (~200 more) than the resting ones did. The thinking task was only supposed to use 3 more calories than the relaxing one. Blood tests revealed high fluctuations in glucose and insulin in the blood, which the body might try to alleviate by making us hungry.
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