How is Feeding Regulated

How is feeding regulated? There are many different explanations and theories to answer this question. To be able to answer this we must look at Homeostasis. Homeostasis refers to the body’s tendency to maintain a relatively constant state that permits cells to live and function. It requires mechanisms for both detecting the state of the system and correcting the situation to restore the system to the desired state (Western, 2002, p.348). What makes us eat …

…set cues are produced or how much feeding is regulated we will always follow what we find convenient and not what our body is expecting. The set point in eating will always be ignored and eating disorders created, as people today don’t have enough time or respect for their biological needs and rely more on societies obligations and will create their own fake cues, which fit their lifestyle physically instead of mentally or biologically.