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How Bad Are Ultraprocessed Foods, Really?
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There's an extra factor in there, at least for some people. Carbs, particularly processed carbs, create an insulin response. That insulin response makes you hungry. Ever wondered about the cliche about eating Chinese food and being hungry an hour later? It's from the rice, with its high glycemic index. It doesn't affect everyone, but it does affect a lot of people.
No surprise, you eat less when you're less hungry (or hungry less of the time). It's also where intermittent fasting comes in, although that's a lot tougher to demonstrate.
You're right. I was talking more about the weight loss, I kind of wrote that post terribly. Everything that Ive read shows that while insulin response and fasting may have some physiological benefits (which will vary wildly from person to person) in addition to the low GI foods making it easier to stay on a diet because you feel full longer and more energetic all day the benefits of simply not eating too much calories is universal.
You can absolutely have a diet based on high GI, calorie dense food and still lose weight. But its going to suck.