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Note that nutrition is typically slow-release, so if you don't fill up immediately, you will in the near future. Listen to your stomach messages when eating, don't eat if your body is unwilling.
Note that nutrition is typically slow-release, so if you don't fill up immediately, you will in the near future. Listen to your stomach messages when eating, don't eat if your body is unwilling.


If [[mood]] is enabled, depression will spurn you to eat more, while contentedness will make you eat less.
With [[mood]], depression will spurn you to eat more, while contentedness will make you eat less.
===Starvation===
===Starvation===
If you drop to dark red, you move very slowly and your description reveals your lack of eating habits. You are starving, this is not good! You won't die, but you will move slowly until you eat some food, so head to the [[Kitchen]] for a burger or slice of meatbread!
If you drop to dark red, you move very slowly and your description reveals your lack of eating habits. You are starving, this is not good! You won't die, but you will move slowly until you eat some food, so head to the [[Kitchen]] for a burger or slice of meatbread!
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A troubling problem for all station goers who enjoy food too much, without working off the calories they consumed. You grow pudgy and move slowly, though not as slow as a starving person. You will only become fat once your food has had time to digest, this becomes a problem if you are say, working on the [[solars]]. By getting enough exercise, you can work off those pounds, but [[Surgery#Lipoplasty|surgery]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#lipocide|chemistry]] or even small amount of toxin damage to induce vomiting is faster. Note that you can also become fat from drinking too much.
A troubling problem for all station goers who enjoy food too much, without working off the calories they consumed. You grow pudgy and move slowly, though not as slow as a starving person. You will only become fat once your food has had time to digest, this becomes a problem if you are say, working on the [[solars]]. By getting enough exercise, you can work off those pounds, but [[Surgery#Lipoplasty|surgery]], [[Guide_to_chemistry#lipocide|chemistry]] or even small amount of toxin damage to induce vomiting is faster. Note that you can also become fat from drinking too much.


When one is fat, eating mint or ingesting [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mint_Extract|mint extract]] (from grinding the mint) will gib them.
When one is fat, eating mint or ingesting [[Guide_to_chemistry#Mint_Extract|mint extract]] (from grinding a mint) will gib them.


===Satiety===
===Satiety===
Eating healthy food and being well fed can make your organism temporarily stronger against viruses and toxic reagents that get into your body but also make it metabolize healing reagents slower for a longer effect.
Eating healthy food and being well fed can make your organism temporarily stronger against viruses and toxic reagents that get into your body but also make it metabolize healing reagents slower for a longer effect. On the other hand, eating junk food will satiate your hunger for a while but it will make you want food again faster, and eating too much of them can make you a bit jittery.
On the other hand, eating junk food will satiate your hunger for a while but it will make you want food again faster, and eating too much of them can make you a bit jittery.
===Breakfast===
===Breakfast===
Some food and [[Drinks|drink]] types will give a [[Mood|positive moodlet]] for 10 minutes if consumed within 15 minutes of the start of the shift.
Some food and [[Drinks|drink]] types will give a [[Mood|positive moodlet]] for 10 minutes if consumed within 15 minutes of the start of the shift.
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