ThoughtDancer comments on Open Thread: April 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ThoughtDancer 12 April 2009 08:23:00PM 0 points [-]

The dieting discussion seems to have slipped from the intended purpose into a discussion of, well, dieting. I'm wondering if some of that discussion belongs over here, under "open thread" discussion, instead?

Also, am I the only person who has problems dieting because sometimes, for causes yet to be identified, hunger can trigger a migraine? I'll do anything to avoid migraines, including being fat. (Though today I started experimenting with the Shangri-La diet: if it works and doesn't trigger migraines, I would be delighted.)

Comment author: jimrandomh 12 April 2009 09:07:33PM 0 points [-]

Also, am I the only person who has problems dieting because sometimes, for causes yet to be identified, hunger can trigger a migraine?

It doesn't for me, but a quick Google suggests that blood sugar and migraines are at least somewhat related, though I'm fuzzy on the details of how. That might be (but might also not be) mechanism for hunger triggering your migraines. You should get a test kit and find out; if that is the reason, then you can design a diet which won't cause migraines, and measurements will help you do so.

Comment author: ThoughtDancer 12 April 2009 09:16:44PM 0 points [-]

Thanks. Last time I googled it--before there was a Google--I came up with nothing.