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Meal size tends
to be more
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biologically
controlled than
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meal timing,
that depends
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on numerous
emotional
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and social
factors.
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Satiety signals
are probably
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initially
processed by the
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nucleus of the
solitary tract
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(NTS), which
receives
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afferent input
from the
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vagus nerve and
from
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afferents
passing into the
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spinal cord from
the upper
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gastrointestinal
tract.
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Adiposity signals
can
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modulate the
response to
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satiety signals,
either
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indirectly
through the
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hypothalamic
pathways we
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have discussed,
or directly,
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since the NTS
does have
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some leptin
receptors.
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