Hangry justice.

Even the most monumental decisions are ruled by our emotions.

Professor Jonathan Levav studied over 1,000 decision made over 50 days by judges who ruled on parole requests in four different jails.

Researchers recorded the chronological order of the rulings relative to food breaks.

The percentage of positive rulings plummeted from 65 per cent to nearly zero in each of the decision making sessions leading up to food breaks.

Conclusion: Physiological states produce emotional signals, such as impatience and irritability when hunger needs aren’t met, which translate to harsher decisions that can have dire, life altering consequences.