Estrogen is an important regulator of body weight. Select the CORRECT statement regarding estrogen action on the control of food intake and/or energy expenditure.

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Estrogen can reduce food intake via enhancing the satiety effect of leptin to reduce food intake

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Estrogen acts at ERα on POMC neurons to increase energy expenditure via thermogenesis

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Estrogen inhibits AMPK-neurons in the arcuate nucleus to increase energy expenditure via thermogenesis

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In women food intake is lowest during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle when estrogen levels are elevated.

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