The Fat Lady Slims

Question 405

Why do you eat less on a low-carb diet?

References

Jönsson et al, 2010, A paleolithic diet is more satiating per calorie than a mediterranean-like diet in individuals with ischemic heart disease. , Nutr Metab (Lond). 2010 Nov 30;7:85. doi: 10.1186/1743-7075-7-85.,

"...under conditions of carbohydrate restriction, fuel sources shift from glucose and fatty acids to fatty acids and ketones, and that ad libitum–fed carbohydrate-restricted diets lead to appetite reduction, weight loss, and improvement in surrogate markers of cardiovascular disease." Westman, E. C., Feinman, R. D., Mavropoulos, J. C., Vernon, M. C., Volek, J. S., Wortman, J. A., Yancy, W. S., et al. (2007). Low-carbohydrate nutrition and metabolism. The American journal of clinical nutrition, 86(2), 276–84.