Burn, Baby, Burn
An excerpt from a write-up of a recent conference on metabolism by Laura Dolson:
I was fascinated by the description of a very tightly-controlled series of studies done by Diane Stadler, focusing on the affects of diet on appetite hormones such as leptin, ghrelin, etc. The researchers meticulously figured out exactly how many calories the participants needed to eat to maintain their weight, provided food, and carefully measured what was not eaten. Some interesting observations: People on the low-carb diet spontaneously reduced their calorie intake by 30-40%, while those on the DASH diet (which was higher in protein than baseline, and also high in (complex) carbs) reduced their intake by about half that amount. And their appetite hormones (although there were some interesting variations) seemed to be consistent with this change.
If I eat bacon (three strips) and eggs (heavily buttered cheese omelette) for breakfast, I can go without eating until early afternoon. If I ate something lowfat and high-carb, it would be Breakfast-time II shortly after Breakfast-time I.
Thanks, Sharon!
AMEN, sister! I'm right there with you. If I eat carbs I'm STARVING an hour later. Bacon for breakfast, I'm not hungry until dinner.
Ann at April 22, 2010 3:28 PM
>>If I ate something lowfat and high-carb, it would be Breakfast-time II shortly after Breakfast-time I.
Amy nails it!!
I eat a bunch of lard with my eggs. That suppresses hunger a lot. Hot lard tastes good.
I like how good I feel on the diet. There are many benefits. However, my very favorite benefit has to do with the system for which many 68 year old men buy Viagra to fix.
Viagra, when it doesn't kill you, sharply increases the flow of blood through there by kicking your cardiovascular system. If you clean out your arteries and veins, the blood goes ripping through there all by itself.
To me, that function, including which direction, up or down, something important points is a great test of your cardiovascular system, and the test is free.
My b.p. 106/65 just now.
irlandes at April 22, 2010 5:10 PM
I've been surprised at the effect early-morning exercise has had on my appetite. I'm on my honeymoon in Hawaii now, and we went SCUBA diving this morning. We scheduled several early-morning activities this week, but we tend to run late and miss breakfast, so we had our fun, then had lunch. I found that getting a lot of activity early in the morning meant I didn't eat any more than I would have if I'd had breakfast. I wasn't all that hungry for lunch. Today, I had four coconut prawns and a few bites of macaroni salad, and I was done. It's about 5 pm, and I'm still not hungry.
On the other hand, we had a breakfast of papaya and coffee, then went hiking, and I hit a big wall and had to stop to eat something before we could continue.
MonicaP at April 22, 2010 7:54 PM
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