Definition of satiety
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:the revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess
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Examples of satiety in a Sentence
eating beyond the point of satiety
Recent Examples of satiety from the Web
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Because while protein is important for satiety, carbs are also an important source of energy.
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One of those cytokines is leptin, a satiety hormone secreted by fat tissue, which women tend to have more of than men.
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What’s more, all calories don’t interact in your body the same way: 200 calories of potato chips is clearly not the same as 200 calories of chicken breast, in terms of nutritional value and satiety.
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Other tips: add yogurt or a protein powder for optimal satiety; and remember, to keep calories under control, skip the syrup or added sugars.
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Eating fat promotes satiety, which makes diet discipline easier.
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Second, SIBO can slow down metabolism and affect your insulin and leptin resistance, both of which help regulate hunger and satiety.
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Ground chicken helps up the satiety quotient, and tingly szechuan pepper and chili oil give it just enough kick.
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Is This History of satiety Enough?
You may have guessed that "satiety" is related to "satisfy," "satiate" (meaning "to satisfy fully or to excess"), or "sate" (which means "to glut" or "to satisfy to the full"). If so, you guessed right. "Satiety," along with the others, ultimately comes from the Latin word satis, which means "enough." English speakers apparently couldn’t get enough of "satis-" derived words in the 15th and 16th centuries, which is when all of these words entered the language. "Satiety" itself was borrowed into English in 1541 from the Middle French word satieté of the same meaning.
Origin and Etymology of satiety
Middle French satieté, from Latin satietat-, satietas, from satis
SATIETY Defined for English Language Learners
satiety
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Definition of satiety for English Language Learners
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: a feeling or condition of being full after eating food
Medical Dictionary
satiety
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sa·ti·ety
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sə-ˈtī-ət-ē also ˈsā-sh(ē-)ət-
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medical Definition of satiety
plural satieties
:the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity
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