Am I hangry?
Can you be hangry? Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to know if it’s a real thing. They talk with Professor of Social Psychology Viren Swami to find out.
In a new podcast from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4, doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken explore the messy and complicated world of health and wellbeing.
In this episode they want to know about ‘hanger’. Is it real? Or is being hangry just a marketing tool?
Guest Professor of Social Psychology Viren Swami from Anglia Ruskin University says it's real - but hunger is not the only thing that contributes to our emotional state.
If you want to get in touch, you can email at whatsupdocs@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 08000 665123.
Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Guest: Professor Viren Swami
Producer: Jo Rowntree
Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar
Editor: Kirsten Lass
Assistant Producer: Maia Miller-Lewis
Researcher: Lisa Lipman
Tech Lead: Reuben Huxtable
Production Manager: Leon Gower
Digital Lead: Richard Berry
Composer: Phoebe McFarlane
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
A Loftus Media production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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