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Question
How do we know that we are hungry and that we should now eat?
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Solution
When the level of energy giving substances present in the blood falls down, our brain can understand it. The brain tells us that 'we are hungry and we should eat something to restore this level.· Thus, the coordinating brain gives us order to eat.
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