appetite control
Curbing food cravings
Appetite control is the regulation of hunger and food intake, whether through willpower, medication, or physiological mechanisms.
Diet products often promise appetite control as a selling point: These supplements support natural appetite control.
The term appears in both medical contexts discussing hormones like leptin and ghrelin, and in everyday talk about managing cravings.
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- ghrelinAppetite-stimulating stomach peptide
- portion sizeAmount of food served
- satietyState of being full
- mindful eatingDeliberate attention while consuming
feeling full · calorie counting · hypothalamus · leptin · comfort food · late night snacking · vagus nerve · intermittent fasting · blood sugar crash · habit formation · insulin · weight loss · meal planning · obesity · energy balance · snacking · stress response · urge
- self-controlrestraint, willpower, composure, moderation, temperance
- weight lossdieting, diet, diet pill, exercise program, weight loss
- homeostasishomeostasis, negative feedback, feedback loop, feedback loops, positive feedback
- physiologymetabolism, circulation, respiration, homeostasis, digestion
- appetite regulationhunger, thirst, satiety, fullness, feeding behavior
- Hypothalamusmammillary bodies, thermoregulation, homeostasis, circadian rhythm, osmoregulation
appetite controlbinge eating
Excessive uncontrolled food intake
compulsive eating · overeating · food addiction · bingeing · gorging
appetite controlself-indulgence
Excessive yielding to desires
impulsivity · excess · intemperance · disinhibition · hedonism