Which of the following is a true statement about how mechanical stretch contributes to meal termination?

• A. Stretch receptors are activated only after macronutrients are completely absorbed, thus they are late signals that lengthen the interval to the next meal but do not stop an ongoing meal.
• B. Gastric stretch receptors send rapid neural signals that contribute to short-term meal termination by informing the hypothalamus that the stomach volume has increased.
• C. Gastric stretch has no role in satiety and only determines the mechanical digestion rate without communicating with the brain.
• D. Stretch signals are primarily endocrine and require hours to affect the hypothalamus, making them irrelevant to immediate meal termination.

Answer: (B)