satiation

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But while appetite and satiation — feeling full and not wanting to eat again — aren't perfectly aligned with being able to lose weight, it might be a helpful starting point.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2023

What draws us to a food or makes us reject it goes beyond the immediacy of flavor and a moment’s satiation.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Scientists studying the problem have now found that the fist-shaped structure known as the cerebellum—which had not previously been linked to hunger—is key to regulating satiation in those with this condition.

From Scientific American • Feb. 23, 2022

The main tactic used by periodical cicadas is predator satiation: You can’t eat us all.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022

They are both ‘foul-feeders,’ and begin to see so red, once the blood-lust of prospective satiation is upon them, that they are half blinded to everything else.

From Sea-Hounds by Freeman, Lewis R.