denying hunger

English translation: ignoring the fact that you are hungry and would like to eat

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English term or phrase:	denying hunger
Selected answer:	ignoring the fact that you are hungry and would like to eat
Entered by:	Hacene

14:50 Apr 4, 2004

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical: Health Care / diet

English term or phrase: denying hunger

Low-carb diet description. The part of the sentence I'm having problems with refers to low fat/low calorie diets. The whole sentence reads: "It's difficult to grasp the idea of a "diet" that instructs you to EAT when we are so used to restricting, cutting back and denying hunger."

"denying hunger" seems to be out of place here, unless it's supposed to mean "going hungry".

JoGunn KudoZ activity Questions: 30 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 84
Local time: 21:27

to ignore the fact that you are hungry and would like to eat

Explanation:
simply. You don't eat because you convince yourself that you are not hungry despite your stomach grumbling

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Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27

Grading comment

Duh! Thank you. It all makes sense now.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +6

to ignore the fact that you are hungry and would like to eat

Hacene

5 +1

not eatting when one feels hungry

SMLS

restraining from hunger, refusing to think you are hungy

Vicky Papaprodromou

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

not eatting when one feels hungry

Explanation:
this makes sense it is just another way of expressing the idea of dieting. When one feels hungry they don't eat... therefore denying hunger.

SMLS
Ireland
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: English

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

to ignore the fact that you are hungry and would like to eat

Explanation:
simply. You don't eat because you convince yourself that you are not hungry despite your stomach grumbling

Hacene
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Duh! Thank you. It all makes sense now.

5 mins confidence:

restraining from hunger, refusing to think you are hungy

Explanation:
Most diets ask you to restrict and cut back on eating, and avoid thinking you are hungry.

In other words they make you feel guilty when you are hungry and press you to stop thinking about hunger = denying hunger

Vicky Papaprodromou
Greece
Local time: 00:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Greek

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