Wayne eats a seven-course dinner and claims he cannot eat another bite of food. Then the waiter brings the dessert tray to the table, and Wayne finds that he's hungry for the pecan pie with whipped cream. His hunger is most likely due to:

A. a drop in blood sugar
B. a surge in blood sugar
C. the production of galanin
D. psychosocial hunger factors


Answer: D

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