What is Satiety and the Important Tips You Should Know About It

“I can’t eat another bite.” LJ gazed up at the cobalt blue sky; he and Annie had hiked early in the morning along the Thunder Mountain trail past juniper trees and cacti growing in the scarlet-red rock canyons of Sedona, Arizona. “This is what I call one satisfying experience.”

“What do you mean, the food or the setting?” asked Annie.

“Sedona is a combination of magical and spiritual. Our three-mile hike was just enough to work up an appetite, to enjoy this fantastic Black Tepary Beans dish and Navajo Corn Bread. I like that the ingredients were grown here in the desert.

“It doesn’t seem like you ate very much.”

He smiled, “You’re right; I’m experiencing satiety.”

Annie gave him the side eye, “which is another way of saying you’re full?”

“Correct. Satiety is the amount of time the food we eat keeps us feeling full. For example, fiber-dense, complex carbs take longer to digest, helping delay hunger.”

“Details, please.”

“Ok,” laughed LJ. “Ghrelin, the hunger hormone made by the stomach, is why you feel hungry. Leptin, a hormone produced by fat cells, helps you feel full. Cholecystokinin (CCK), a hormone secreted by the intestinal tract, also stimulates satiety.”