On: You Can’t Trust What You Read About Nutrition

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That's my opinion. I use low carb diets because I go around at a calorie deficit but I feel full all the time. Protein and fats are very filling.

[noondip → mod]

Fat has more than twice the calories of carbohydrates.

[Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd → noondip]

By what measure? I assume you refer to mass whereas gp talked about the effect on satiety.

[noondip → Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd]

By the measure of calories.

> Carbohydrate provides 4 calories per gram, protein provides 4 calories per gram, and fat provides 9 calories per gram.

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/how-many-calories-are-one-gram-fat-...

[Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd → noondip]

So that's calories per mass as I suspected. Now how much does 1g of carbs affect satiety in comparison to 1g of fat?

(I'm not aware of any useful studies in that regard, but I'd be very interested.)

[noondip → Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd]

Think of it this way - for the calorie price of a tablespoon of olive oil (all fat, nothing nutritious), you can have a huge, ~10 oz salad filled with veggies, fruit, whole grains and legumes. Have a look at PubMed for "low-fat vegan" clinical trials - people are put on plant-based diets with no calorie restriction and end up losing weight. Also, this recent video does a great job explaining energy density in foods: http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eating-more-to-weigh-less/

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Ketosis itself has natural appetite-suppression effects