Satiety: Why Your Genes Decide When You're Full

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]You can see in my case, I'm in the middle, so that means I'm moderately tricked into liking high calorie foods compared to other people. So, I just need to make sure that I'm eating the right foods and I don't succumb to the tricks of my genes.

[00:00:14]So, the next one is satiety. So, once we've eaten something, the nutrients go into the small intestine and they start to develop a feeling of satiety, telling my body, "Okay, thank you, but that's enough."

[00:00:26]If the genes are working well, this happens. So, I start eating my meal, the feeling of satiety starts to develop, and at some point, I just feel full and I don't want to continue eating. If the genes are defective, the feeling of satiety is delayed.

[00:00:40]That means I'm eating, my body should tell me I'm full, but this feeling takes a while to develop.