What term best describes signals that come from outside the body and promote eating behavior?

• A. External Eating Cues
• B. Internal Hunger Signals
• C. Metabolic Triggers
• D. Homeostatic Cues

Answer: (A)

External eating cues are signals that come from outside the body and promote eating behavior. They include things like the sight or smell of food, portion size, advertising, and the social environment around meals. These cues can trigger appetite and eating even when you’re not physically hungry, showing how environmental factors influence our eating.

Internal hunger signals originate inside the body (like stomach contractions or hormones signaling energy needs), so they don’t fit the description of external cues. Metabolic triggers and homeostatic cues also refer to internal processes that govern energy balance, not outside stimuli.