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It's not just calories. It's how fast those calories get into bloodstream as a glucose. "Fast" carbohydrates are extremally efficient in this regard; you can
by garganzol 5y ago
It's not just calories.
It's how fast those calories get into bloodstream as a glucose.
"Fast" carbohydrates are extremally efficient in this regard; you can eat a ton before hunger leaves you. And this is a big gotcha as we constantly overeat being fooled by our mind and carbohydrates with high glycemic index.
So, it is not just calories: it's the amount and speed of insulin response to those calories.
- andylei 5y agoThis is covered in the second part of the article: https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/11/a-chemical-hunger-part-ii-current-theories-of-obesity-are-inadequate/#:~:text=Low-Glycemic%20Diet https://slimemoldtimemold.com/2021/07/11/a-chemical-hunger-p...