Use of safranal, picrocrocin, crocin and/or its derivatives to make a satiety agent to care and/or treat overweight problems, eating disorders, desires of compulsive snacking related to stress, depression and obesity, and to reduce or control absorption of daily calories and/or to control its body weight and/or its physical appearance. ACTIVITY : Anorectic; Eating-Disorders-Gen. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.