Glucostatic Theory vs Lipostatic Theory; what was the dominant theory in the 50s?

What will be an ideal response?


Glucostatic:
>thought to account for meal initiation and termination

Lipostatic:
>thought to account for long term regulation

Thus, in 50s the dominant view was that eating is regulated by the interaction between two set-point systems: a short-term glucostatic system and a long-term lipostatic system

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