Hunger hormone
Science of appetite
Random food facts
Satiety hormones
Miscellaneous
100

What is the hunger hormone called?

Ghrelin

100

Growling stomach, trouble concentrating, and irritability are signs of this.

Physical hunger

100

What is used to make hummus?

chickpeas

100

List 1 hormone that helps with satiety

leptin, amylin, CCK, OXM, CRF

100

What can be broken but is never held?

A promise

200

What is the hormone that plays a role in enjoyment of food?

Dopamine

200

List one emotional hunger cue.

Social/environmental connection, desire for enjoyable experience, etc. 

200

What was the first food eaten in space?

applesauce

200

What is the fullness hormone?

leptin

200

What is "cynophobia"?

Fear of dogs

300

What happens when you are hungry?

Levels of ghrelin increase

300

List one physical symptom for fullness

food no longer tastes good, no longer wanting to eat, absence of hunger cues, etc.

300

Which is the only food that can never go bad?

honey

300

What happens after you eat?

Leptin is released in response to increased intake

300

Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?

Arizona and Hawaii 

400

Where is ghrelin secreted from?

The stomach
400

How do you listen to hunger cues?

Having consistent meals/snacks, patients/giving yourself grace, and honoring cues in the moment.

400

Where and when was the chocolate chip cookie invented?

Massachusetts, 1930

400

What is amylin?

fullness hormone produced in the pancreas 

400

What is the world’s biggest island?

Greenland 

500

What does ghrelin do?

Increases gastric motility 

500

Why do we get hungry?

lack of food in our stomach, environment or emotions, timing of meals and snacks, etc.

500

Where was pizza invented?

Naples, Italy

500

What happens when leptin is released?

Travels to the hypothalamus and signals satiety

500

How many hearts does an octopus have?

Three

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