A tightly controlled three-week in-hospital study followed 10 volunteers on a very-low-carbohydrate diet. During the low-carb weeks, participants spontaneously ate less — average intake fell from about 3,111 to 2,164 calories a day — and lost weight, without being told to cut calories.
Why it matters: it points to a mechanism behind low-carb results — appetite drops on its own — rather than willpower alone.
From Dr. Jason Dean’s show archive (December 2009), summarized in our own words. Original reporting via ScienceDaily (2005). Educational only — not medical advice, and not evaluated by the FDA.
