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Short-term meal satiety signals (like CCK) are modulated by the strength of long-term adiposity signals (insulin and leptin); higher adiposity signals increase sensitivity to satiety cues, reducing meal size.

Your body adjusts how sensitive you are to fullness signals based on your fat stores. When fat stores are high, your body may become less sensitive to 'I'm full' signals, leading to larger meals. Recognizing this biological driver can help in managing expectations during weight loss.

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As CNS insulin or leptin signaling increases, sensitivity to CCK also increases, thereby decreasing the size of single meals. Conversely, deficient neuronal input by insulin or leptin is proposed to blunt responsiveness to satiety signals and hence, to increase meal size.
Daniel Porte et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2002

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Based on studies of CCK sensitivity and vagal afferent signaling.

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Leptin and Insulin Action in the Central Nervous System

Daniel Porte et al. · Nutrition Reviews · 2002

DOI 10.1301/002966402320634797

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