I read a diet book by the Three’s Company actress in the 1990s, and her scientific theory seemed to work better for me than the standard nutritional advice of the time to eat less fat and more carbohydrates.
Nah, Suzanne Somers said, you want to eat more protein and fat (and complex carbs like vegetables) because (at least for a lot of people), eating simple carbohydrates like Cheerios just makes you hungrier. All those simple carbs hit your stomach and your stomach responds with more acids to digest them quickly, which feels like hunger pangs, so you eat one more bowl of Cheerios, or two or three more.
Is this Valid Science? Beats me, but it sure sounded to me like a good explanation why I was getting fatter following the diet advice in the kind of orthodox 1990s Science of Nutrition articles run in The Atlantic Monthly.
And ever since I read her book, I’ve found it easier to not balloon up as much.
Thanks.
