# Does thinking make one hungry?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-thinking-make-one-hungry/141353>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 8, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-thinking-make-one-hungry/141353 "2002-12-08T20:28:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![XPav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/b77776/32.png) [@XPav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XPav)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-thinking-make-one-hungry/141353/1 "2002-12-08T20:28:57Z")

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Like the subject says, if I do lots of work involving lots of headwork, does that burn more energy that sitting on the couch and watching Spongebob Squarepants?

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-thinking-make-one-hungry/141353/2 "2002-12-08T20:31:51Z")

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Nah.  
There’s a chart somewhere.  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-thinking-make-one-hungry/141353/3 "2002-12-08T20:36:52Z")

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One’s right [here](http://pwp.value.net/fitness/normal.htm)

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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-thinking-make-one-hungry/141353/4 "2002-12-08T21:06:46Z")

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I can’t find quantum biophysics problem sets anywhere on that chart.