atucker comments on The Carbohydrate Hypothesis of Obesity: A Critical Examination - Less Wrong

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Comment author: atucker 05 September 2011 05:10:05PM -1 points [-]

I notice my confusion, but have heard conflicting information on that point.

Particularly, I'm experiencing hunger suppression starting around the time that I started eating a low-carb diet. It could have been caused by other changes made simultaneously. I know a bunch of other people who claim the same experience.

From the book, I remember there being a few studies where higher fat meals caused more satiety, given equal calories. Maybe the protein amounts changed?

Comment author: jimmy 06 September 2011 07:05:29PM *  0 points [-]

This surprises me too.

Per calorie, water is very good at making me feel full immediately following ingestion, and I remember seeing evidence (as well as personal experience) saying that fats are especially bad at this. However, feeling satiated hours later is different and I'd expect it to reverse. The part that is really surprising is the equal or lower subsequent food intake with carbs. I'm not sure what happens when you use nasty fats like transfats or oils high in omega 6, so as far as I know, maybe they were using different fats that are less satiating than carbs which are less satiating than animal fats?

I want to check the references, but I don't see where he says what "(4,5,6,7)" actually refers to.

Comment author: Vaniver 07 September 2011 03:11:37AM *  1 point [-]

I want to check the references, but I don't see where he says what "(4,5,6,7)" actually refers to.

The numbers are each links to a reference. The links are: here, here, here, and here. I haven't looked at them, so I'm curious to see if they support his claim.

Comment author: jimmy 07 September 2011 07:50:20PM 0 points [-]

Doh! I feel kinda silly for missing that, but to be fair, those numbers were in black =\

Thanks for pointing that out!

Comment author: Vaniver 07 September 2011 09:41:21PM 0 points [-]

Odd; they show up as red for my browser (until clicked, when they turn black).