In a message dated 5/12/01 12:14:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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<< I have to disagree here. Nutrient-deprived people binge.  It has little to
 do with will. The body, not the mind dictates hunger.
  >>
But surely, bingeing, in the western context, means pigging out on french
fries and other such junk, doesn't it?  This has nothing to do with "hunger".
Hunger is when you haven't had a proper meal in a month. We don't know what
hunger is.

Now you may well be "nutrient deprived" if you live mainly on french fries
and coca-cola, and I guess this sort of diet does in fact make you crave more.

Charles
San Diego, CA