Appetite is the desire that arises by instinct and that generates the intention to satisfy it. Appetite is associated with the desire to do something .
For example: “Thank you, but right now I have no appetite,” “Today I have an insatiable appetite! “I've already eaten two hamburgers and a slice of pizza and I'm still not full,” “Sexual appetite can be affected by stress.”
The etymology
The etymological origin of the word appetite is found in Latin. Specifically, it comes from apetitus , which is the result of the union of the following components:
- The prefix ad- , which is equivalent to “towards” .
- The verb petere , which can be translated as “ask” .
food appetite
Appetite generally leads a person to take some action to achieve satisfaction . It is very common for an individual to feel an appetite for food : what, in everyday language, we know as hunger (the need to eat). When a subject feels hungry, he experiences the desire to eat food.
The biological clock causes appetite to appear at times that are usually reserved for eating (at noon for lunch or at night for dinner). However, appetite can flare up at other times, a peculiarity that often causes people to choose unhealthy foods to satisfy that sudden appetite (snacks, sweets, etc.).
His absence
There are many people who, at any given time, may suffer from a notable lack of appetite. This can be caused by numerous circumstances such as illness, stress, depression , boredom , hypothyroidism, drug use, a romantic breakup, job loss...
Faced with it, you must go to the doctor so that he can establish a diagnosis and determine what it may be due to. If the lack of appetite is something specific and does not have a complex origin, certain measures can be taken to ensure that the person eats properly:
- Eat a healthy, complete and balanced diet where variety is the dominant note.
- Exercise regularly and completely leave aside a sedentary life.
- If necessary and indicated by the doctor, opt for the intake of vitamins and nutritional supplements.
- Reduce fluid consumption between meals.
- Do not eat after hours.
- Reduce the intake of foods with a lot of fiber.
- Include royal jelly in the diet .
sexual appetite
The idea of sexual appetite , on the other hand, is linked to libido . It is an impulse related to sexuality that a person seeks to satisfy, something that leads him or her to adopt a certain behavior that can be linked to courtship and the search for intimacy to achieve a sexual relationship.
When a human being experiences a sexual attraction for another, their sexual appetite is awakened and the desire to satisfy it. This appetite, in many cases, must be controlled and repressed.