Hunger

thumb|The Hunger March sculptures in [[Copenhagen]]

Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, death. The term inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation. Starvation may have a natural cause or be man-made. Deliberately inflicting starvation upon a population is a crime according to international criminal law and may also be used as a means of torture or execution.

sensation experienced when one feels the physiological need to eat food

1974 computer animated short film directed by Peter Foldes

The drive to eat for pleasure rather than sustenance

performers, common in Europe and America in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century, who starved themselves for extended periods of time, for the amusement of paying audiences

Austrian record holder

form of social protest