Research
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A high-carbohydrate diet (79% carbs) does not improve hedonic regulation (liking/wanting) of food intake compared to high-fat or control diets, though it may increase subjective satiety due to fiber content.
Eating a high-carbohydrate diet may make you feel more full due to fiber content, but it does not change your psychological desire (liking/wanting) for food compared to high-fat or balanced diets.
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Changes in hedonic regulation of food intake were not observed during the intervention between the diets, except for higher feelings of satiety under the CON diet.
Why this rating
Robust crossover design, but subjective measures (VAS) have inherent variability.
Source
Short-term high-fat and high-carb diet effects on glucose metabolism and hedonic regulation in young healthy men
Marcel Pointke et al. · Frontiers in Nutrition · 2024
DOI 10.3389/fnut.2024.1469230
crossover · n=19Cited 2×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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