The idea that eating low-calorie diet foods increases the likelihood of obesity, as reported by the BBC yesterday, is not news to readers of Chocolate and Beyond, but those who are not familiar with intuitive eating may be surprised by this.
The research shows that young rats who were fed low-calories foods were induced to overeat, whether they were lean or obese, whereas older rats were not shown to overeat at the same rate. Maybe this was due to a learning effect, so older rats just ate according to fullness at the time, or maybe the foods given to younger rats were not sufficient for their growth? But it is yet more compelling evidence to say that DIETS DON'T WORK!
And while the study the article refers to was done on rats and not humans, there is so much to say alreadythat eating diet foods of little substance and chemicals can lead to overeating. If we're eating foods that don't satisfy (it's what the diet industry thrives on!), how can it not?!
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