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Do you often struggle to concentrate right before your exam or while you are writing the paper? Your decision-making skills get clouded and you get irritated for no apparent reason. What’s going wrong? You are probably hangry! Are you in th...
Do you often struggle to concentrate right before your exam or while you are writing the paper? Your decision-making skills get clouded and you get irritated for no apparent reason.
What’s going wrong?
You are probably hangry!
Are you in the habit of getting irritated while you are hungry? If yes, you know what ‘hangry’ is.
The researchers have discovered that ‘hangry’ refers to being ‘angry’ and ‘hungry’ at the same time. A recently coined term, this affects the decision-making skills and you are significantly more likely to take a wrong decision if you are writing the test while you are ‘hangry’.
People can do strange things when ‘hangry’.
There are high chances you will be answering even the known answers incorrectly if you go to the examination hall, hangry.
You may also misbehave with your classmates and the invigilator since feeling grumpy or getting short tempered is common when you are due for food.
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You are done studying, through the revisions and have checked out on the flashcards one last time. You had a healthy dinner, got adequate sleep and feel refreshed now.
You need to hurry to reach the examination venue.
There are high chances to scurry off without having a proper breakfast the reasons being you don’t feel like eating or you don’t have so much time in hand.
Be calm and EAT. Stress can cast an impact on your appetite and skipping food won’t help you concentrate!
Remember that an exam, especially the longer ones are akin to a mental marathon and endurance is quite critical. You certainly can’t let all the hard work go waste just because you could not eat properly on the test day.
Here are a few foods you can have before you rush to the examination venue.
Carbohydrates help you feel relaxed as well as significantly more alert.
Opt for the complex carbohydrates. If you don’t take in adequate carbohydrate, you would decrease your mental acuity and ability to think logically. Moreover, there would be an overall feeling of fatigue and lethargy apart from making you feel hangry.
Choose the complex carbohydrates over the simple ones. Carbohydrates are chiefly made of 3 components.
While starch and fiber are complex carbohydrates, sugar is simple carbohydrate. The nutritional quality of a food is determined by the amount each of these is contained in a given food.
The best sources of complex carbohydrates are
The complex carbohydrates are a source of essential minerals and vitamins essential for the body to function normally. They get digested comparatively slowly and thus are significantly more filling as well.
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The protein rich foods are better to consume on the day you will be sitting for an exam as they facilitate growth, repair as well as maintenance of muscles. It keeps the blood sugar level steady thereby protecting you from hanger and keeping your brain stimulated through the exam.
You can have a smoothie or a protein shake right before you enter the examination hall if you want to keep your mental focus on exam rather than get distracted by hanger.
The healthy food choices you can have on the exam day include
There are a few foods that cast an impact on the mood. If you are eager to remain productive, choosing right is the key.
Cinnamon enhances concentration and walnuts increase the reasoning power.
Opt for sumptuous servings of fruits and vegetables if you want to feel calm and happier for long.
The best way to avoid being hangry is munch on something after every two hours so that you are never too hungry. This is not possible while you sit for an exam. So fill yourself properly before you appear for an exam. Remember that junk foods shoot up the blood glucose level but it comes crashing down quite fast. That may make you feel hungrier. So opt for the natural and nutrient rich foods.
Wish you good luck for your next exam.
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