Does Eating Fat Satisfy Hunger? #paleo

A study reported by Don Matesz in Primal Wisdom indicates that eating a high-fat diet may increase hunger compared to a high protein or high carbohydrate diet, leading to a higher total caloric intake as the brain attempts to meet its glucose needs. In both normal and obese people tested, eating a high-fat meal led to a faster return of hunger and the desire to consume more calories in subsequent snacks and meals.

Because both carbohydrates and protein are broken down into glucose much more easily than fat, leading researchers to believe that the brain triggers the hunger mechanism to encourage eating until the minimum daily requirement for glucose is met, regardless of the total calories consumed.