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Eating in response to a perceived energy need arising from the body’s homeostatic pathways in the brain signal a physiological depletion of energy stores and results in increased motivation to eat (Lutter & Nestler, 2009).
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Ephi Lu
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Ephi Lu. (2024). Homeostatic Eating. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/homeostatic-eating/
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