Dr. David Ludwig's "Always Hungry"

Sabine_Stroehm

If you know me, you know I'm a low glycemic load NERD.
Most recently, I've been reading "Always Hungry" by Dr. David Ludwig (M.D., Ph.D.). It's more of a holistic approach than a "diet" per se, but it's definitely low glycemic load. If the science behind low glycemic load eating (AKA "slow carb") intrigues you, give it a read.
Here's an interesting graphic of his "phases" and how they compare to other diet plans.

I've been enjoying it, and it *could* be a helpful approach for some. But big picture, it's a tad too "therapy" like for me. Lot's of journaling, and goal setting etc.
Anyway, it's in hoopla digital for you library book readers.

kpk54

I read Always Hungry a year or so ago and recalled favoring it. Because I read so many "diet books" (out of interest), I just now did a little search to make sure I was thinking of the right book. I think so. His book is probably the reason I was, at least for a while, terming my WOE as "A Retro Diet" since he suggests his way parallels with how we ate in the 1950s and 1960s (when I was a kid and the pre-low fat era and stores weren't full of convenience foods).

He makes a lot of sense to me and doesn't eliminate every. single. food in the universe from one's diet.

I've not yet been convinced of the perspective of other "experts" that vegetables are loaded with purposeful poisons to attack/kill their vegetables foes/the pests/chemicals in the ground AND THEREFORE all vegetables are poison to humans too. I just SMH at that "expert opinion". Anyway,

Ludwig and Always Hungry is acceptable, sensible science to me. Nothing extreme or fearmonger-ing. Good read. I don't specifically recall the bit about journaling. Most likely because I fortunately don't seem to have food sensitivities in regards to mood/digestion/etc. so may have skimmed over that. I've long known that highly palatable concoctions of sugar/fat/salt do nothing for my satiation (and make me sluggish) so no journal-ing was needed there.

I agree, his approach could be helpful for some folks both short and long term.

Sabine_Stroehm

Great review Kpk54. The "journaling"/"therapy" part was mostly in the week leading up to the diet. But yes, I agree that otherwise it's acceptable sensible science without the fear mongering.