Hunger and satiation are tightly controlled physiological mechanisms that work together to help an individual keep their body weight relatively constant and resistant to significant fluctuations over time.

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The regulation of eating can be understood as a cycle that begins with hunger, a signal initiated in the brain's hypothalamus. This drive leads to the consumption of food. After eating, satiety signals, originating from the stomach, contribute to a feeling of fullness and satisfaction, which in turn stops the eating behavior.

The Hunger-Satiety Cycle

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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