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The Effects of Homeostatic Controls on Intake and Expenditure
Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, so released from fat cells. And this can exert an influence over both our energy intake and energy expenditure. In an acute sense, when let's say calorie intake is dropped,. we can then have a decrease in leptin. This can then stimulate the drive to consume food or to move around a bit less. If there is a loss of fat mass over time, one of those adaptations to white loss that occurs is this decline in leptin because there's less fat secreting it.