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[[File:stoppedtoeat.png|link=Real Life Comics|frame|"Oh yeah... that thing I need to do to not die."]]
{{quote|''"Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like "You know, sometimes I forget to eat!" Now, I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name, and my keys, but I have ''never'' forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat."''
|'''Roseanne Barr''', in one of her early stand-up routines}}
▲{{quote|''"Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like "You know, sometimes I forget to eat!" Now, I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name, and my keys, but I have ''never'' forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat."''|'''Roseanne Barr''', in one of her early stand-up routines}}
This trope describes a character who's notorious for ignoring their body's need for nutrition and has to be reminded to eat. They'll go out into the wilderness without food supplies, and will forget dinnertime at home because what they're doing is so much more interesting. Sort of the opposite of [[Big Eater]], especially if the character doesn't quite suffer all the ill effects of poor nutrition.
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This is in fact [[Truth in Television]], as workaholics and others will become so engaged in something that they ''do'' in fact, forget to eat. [[Isaac Newton]] was famous for being so obsessive-compulsive about his work, that he would work hours and hours while neglecting to bathe or eat. Because this is common among obsessed gamers, [[Anti-Poopsocking]] had to be put in place in many games. There is actually science behind this, as the nervous system has the digestive system slow and close up if a person is under stress. Nobody wants to stop for a bathroom break or snack when being chased by a [[Everything's Worse with Bears|bear]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In the earlier chapters, ''[[Naruto]]'' begins training from early morning way into the night so he usually doesn't have time to eat. Sasuke has to keep reminding him to eat.
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* [[Batman]], much to Alfred's despair.
* [[Iron Man]]: Tony Stark, whenever he's in his lab. Occasionally, people have had to ''argue'' with him in order to get him to come out and eat something—not, actually, because he's being a jerk, but because he is in the middle of working on something, and seriously, just give him a bit longer, he just wants to get this part finished [[Blatant Lies|and then he'll come right up, he swears]].
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