Which of the following BEST describes sensory-specific satiety?
A)When people experience sensory-specific satiety they tend to go on a food binge and eat vast amounts of high-calorie, easy-to-swallow foods.
B)Simply chewing, tasting, or smelling an appealing food causes the hormone leptin to be released, greatly increasing the desire to eat.
C)As a particular food is consumed, the desire to continue eating that food decreases.
D)As sweet, salty, or fatty foods are consumed, there is a surge in brain levels of ghrelin.

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Sensory-specific satiety refers to the phenomenon where as a certain food is consumed, the desire to continue eating that particular food decreases. This helps prevent overeating of a single type of food and encourages variety in the diet.

Which of the Following BEST Describes Sensory-Specific Satiety