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Hunger Hormones in a Deficit

Ghrelin rises, leptin falls, GLP-1 and PYY drop. The body tells you to eat. Knowing the signal helps fight it.

A free, animated hunger hormones in a deficit you can read here or embed on any website, from Scrollchart.

Hormonal traces over 12 weeks of caloric deficit: ghrelin rising, leptin falling, GLP-1 and PYY suppressed. Subjective hunger ratings overlay so the connection between hormonal shift and felt hunger becomes concrete.

Good for

  • Articles on the biology of dieting
  • GLP-1 medication educational content
  • Strategies for managing hunger during a cut

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This hunger hormones in a deficit is an editorial illustration built to represent the concept accurately. Where it shows figures, they are typical or representative values chosen to make the relationship clear, not a single underlying dataset. The diagram and its explainer are reviewed and maintained centrally, and updated over time as understanding improves.

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