Satiety

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Satiety ( sə-TY-ə-tee) is a state or condition of fullness gratified beyond the point of satisfaction, the opposite of hunger. Following satiation (meal termination), satiety is a feeling of fullness lasting until the next meal. When food is present in the GI tract after a meal, satiety signals overrule hunger signals, but satiety slowly fades as hunger increases. The satiety center in animals is located in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.

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