ticularly important in turning on eating and the ventromedial hypothalamus is important in producing off signals. Both regions of the hypothalamus contain chemicals that can turn eating off and on. Both require substantial input from the brain stem circuits that integrate information about blood glucose levels, taste and smell. The hypothalamus also feeds information to the frontal cortex. Which regulates the motor behaviours involved in finding and ingesting food (Western, 2002, p.350). The stomach walls contain receptors that are sensitive to the nutrients dissolved in the digestive juices. The receptors signal the brain that nutrient supplies are on their way, and the result is satiety. Satiety s
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