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Originally Posted by yksin
Anecdotally, I've heard from plenty of people who have big issues with carb cravings following very closely on high-carb meals. How would you explain that? That they weren't eating enough protein/fiber with those meals? These are people who are insulin resistant (many of them diabetic) who now tend to avoid high-carb meals mostly because of blood sugar fluctuations, but many still struggle a lot with carb cravings.
Thanks for any input.
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The cravings following high-carb meals could be due to a number of variables. One of them is the possibility that the meal simply isn't large enough to make a dent in hunger. And as you mentioned, an increase in protein, fiber (& fat) per meal would also contribute to satiety/craving reduction. Appetite is a problematic area of study, since the related measures are subjective. Unless, of course, you draw these trials out over a period of weeks or months and measure bodycomp & other endpoints that are more concrete. In the latter case, things such as glycemic index & glycemic load - which you'd think would have a substantial impact on satiety & bodycomp - for the most part do not.