Food affects us all in so many different ways.
My hubby is Cuban and was at times very malnourished and underfed. Yet the fact that that he went without food doesn't make him panic or freak, it has given him the mental strength to be able to wait or put off a meal if he has to. But he does insist that the food we eat be of very high quality (as it should be ) and plentiful, it bothers him a lot if we don't have enough for seconds but he refuses to eat leftovers. Unfortunately he isn't always sympathetic to those of us who have issues. But that also comes from burying 3 people close to him who died from obesity (one before the age of 30 and 2 who were just 40).
When some family members came from Cuba several years ago some of the kids came to my dd's birthday party and kept getting tokens but not spending them. We found out that the kids were hoarding other things as well and they had to constantly check under their beds etc for food.
I have a friend who has never missed a meal in her life. She's super fit but mentally the thought of going without food freaks her out. She carries food with her alot just be on the safe side. I suggested that she audition for "Survivor" because she could handle the physical challenges but she said that there was no way she could handle the uncertainty of the food situation.
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