Hunger

Hunger is applied literally to the need or craving for food; it can also be applied metaphorically to cravings of other sorts. It is an extreme of a normal appetite.

Related Topics:
Food - Appetite

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The term is commonly used more broadly to refer to cases of widespread malnutrition or deprivation among populations, usually due to poverty, political conflicts or instability, or adverse agricultural conditions (famine).

Related Topics:
Malnutrition - Poverty - Famine

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~