If I eat yoghurt or oatmeal I’ll usually still be hungry but let’s say I eat a pizza, a burger or a steak, I’ll feel full. What determines this?
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Protein, fat, and fiber take longer to digest. Drop a cracker (carbs) in a glass of water and watch it disintegrate. Now drop a bite-sized piece of steak in there and watch it just sit there. Stomach acid is more powerful than water, but the concept is similar. That harder to digest food will keep you feeling full longer.
Low carb foods also don’t create an insulin spike (the crash is really the problem, but you can’t have a crash if you don’t have the spike), so hunger is more gradual than sudden, so you don’t notice it as much.
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