it is suggested that ( 1 ) oestrogen normally inhibits food intake during menstrual cycles and pregnancy , ( 2 ) food energy is utilized more efficiently during pregnancy than during non-pregnant states , and ( 3 ) the influence of oestrogen on food intake is either attenuated by insulinopenia or is obscured by the hyperphagia typically exhibited by the diabetic monkeys .
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