GotGarlic
Chef Extraordinaire
I've been saying that for years.
I think we have to re-learn to listen to our bodies. Our bodies will usually tell us not only when it's a good time to eat, they will tell us what we need to eat.
Ever get a craving for OJ? You probably need vitamin C. Ever eat a pork chop and the visible fat was really yummy at the beginning of the meal and then at some point it tasted gross? That's your body telling you that you need fat and then telling you that you have eaten enough fat.
I do believe our bodies tell us when we need to eat, but not so much about what we need. Does anyone ever get a "craving" to sit in the sun? Vitamin D only comes naturally from sunlight, which is why it's added to so many foods. And it's only relatively recently, historically, that citrus has been easily available to Europeans and North Americans and scurvy was stamped out.
I read years ago that research showed that people who eat until they're not hungry anymore weighed less than people who eat until they're full. There's also some amazing new research focusing on how the bacteria that live naturally in our guts affect our lives, including obesity, diabetes and other diseases: You Are Your Bacteria: How the Gut Microbiome Influences Health
The bacteria in our gut already plays an important role in digestion. But new studies indicate that our bacteria could play a major role in whether or not we become obese