Talk: Appetite

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Dear People: I have a very important question! A dear friend of mine is maybe anorexic. Her father needs to see in print that this can be caused by stress. I, as a cousulor, know this to be the case. But I need to counsul them both, and I need specific info. on how stres (depression) can make a person not eat. But, as I said, I need it from a souce that they will both respect and understand. Please help in any way you can. Rev. Thomas Manske

I've recently expanded the article; I must state that I forgot to add stress as a modifier of appetite. Depression is there already. Please post future requests on the Village Pump page. JFW | T@lk 17:28, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

The entry for Appetite borders between an encyclopedic entry and a dictionary definition. Although I feel it is currently more of an encyclopedic entry, the lack of details on current events, and any historical facts about appetite are lacking. Additionally, "appetite" can be used in a different manner to refer to something like sexual appetite. User:AllyUnion

I have responded on Allyunion's talk page. Perceived deficiencies in the article do not decrease the encyclopedicity of the topic. There is a lot of science to appetite, summarised by my inadequate person. If you want to add historical fact or current event, have a go at it! JFW | T@lk 08:16, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Humans vs. other creatures

The page segues between appetite in all higher life forms to appetite in humans, without alerting the reader that it was doing so. I was confused for a little while trying to decide if the mechanisms discussed applied only in humans or in mammals or animals, et cetera. DanKeshet 01:05, Nov 21, 2004 (UTC)