lol at the dude saying the thread had been "derailed" cos we were talking about health.
You are right about different peoples' bodies functioning differently, but I wonder if it's not advantageous to learn to get accustomed to these surges and crashes of whatever chemicals cause food cravings. After all the population of developing countries and all our ancesters managed to deal with it.
no, it's not. or perhaps it would be useful as an evolutionary adaptation but that's not how our bodies work now, so, no. it's a moot point anyway, since you can't "adapt", beyond a certain point, how your body processes food. if you eat more, smaller meals you will have a more consistent level of energy. it is a simple truth. "managing to deal with it" obv implies a less than optimal situation. aside from which that's a dubious claim about "our ancestors" - who ate (& still do, in various spots where hunter-gatherers still live) a much healthier diet than most people now.
Finally, I find eating large portions of normal (i.e. partly unhealthy) food hugely emotionally gratifying and don't want to miss out on it. Small portions of health food doesn't compare for me.
well, again "normal" vs. "health" food is a BS distinction. probably about 95% of what I eat is vegetables (tons & tons), fruits, lean proteins (chicken, egg whites, tempeh, etc.), oatmeal, nuts, etc. is that health food? are vegetables "health food"? & I eat actually as much or more than most people (talking about the % of the world pop that has access to an abundance of food) cos w/my level of physical activity I need to replace more protein, calories, etc. I just space it out differently.
tbc I'm not claiming, nor would I ever, that what I do is "better", merely that it is more efficient. of course you may have reasons other than efficiency - i.e. emotional, as you mention - that cause you to make different choices. which is fine, no one has to justify anything.