i would love more on leptin as i am a little confused. I have a low thyroid and have often read that to keep leptin working optimally, which significantly affects the thyroid, carb refeeds are essential if on a lowish carb diet????
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i would love more on leptin as i am a little confused. I have a low thyroid and have often read that to keep leptin working optimally, which significantly affects the thyroid, carb refeeds are essential if on a lowish carb diet????
I think there's some evidence carb refeeds can help (as we're discussing over in this thread: [url]http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/showthread.php?460-Increased-My-Calories-and-Lost-Weight[/url]
..but maybe they're not necessary.
I found these two articles on Stephan's blog to be a really good overview of all the signals related to appetite:
[URL]http://sparkofreason.blogspot.com/2008/06/energy-regulation-1-do-calories-count.html[/URL]
[URL]http://sparkofreason.blogspot.com/2008/07/energy-regulation-2-appetite.html[/URL]