Nutrition Review - Carbohydrate snacking
Abstract
A new clue to the management of some obese patients ? Traditionally, treatment of obesity has always focused on the restriction of energy intake, based on the belief that obese individuals simply consume more energy than they are able to dispose of. Patients are told to eliminate or restrict the intake of certain foods, and their protests that this leaves them with food cravings are usually ignored. Recent research findings suggest that a subgroup of obese individuals may overeat because of craving for a specific macronutrient. carbohydrate, and that this may be mediated by a complex neurotransmitter (serotonin) feedback mechanism.
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