Thanks, J. I'm seeing this as a feedback loop between diet and the condition of facial musculature (posture). As a child I suffered some ear, nose, and throat problems, more so than my siblings. I also had crooked teeth. During my mid teens some teeth were removed and I had braces. My siblings did not have this problem. Dr. Mew states in his presentations that teeth do not remain straightened, and this has been my experience over the past 20+ years. The underlying problem of maxillary development was never properly addressed.

However, having cleaned up my diet over two years ago, I no longer have frequent sinus, throat, and ear problems. I'm now trying to follow Dr. Mew's recommendations: Teeth together, lips together, tongue on the roof of the mouth. I never realized how little space for my tongue exists on my palate until I began putting his advice into practice. I'm considering this my own personal n=1 to see how things develop over the next few years. As Dr. Mew said in a 21 Convention presentation: "I know I look better now than I did ten years ago."

Thanks for the reminder about "novelty" and the search for "the next big thing." Still, I suppose there's no harm in trying out something "new," and there are those who may discover some benefits from things like resistant starch. Personally, I've found out that there's only so much starch that I actually want to eat, and then I just don't want any more. The other day I deep fried French fries in some beef tallow I had rendered out previously in the slow cooker. They turned out great. But I didn't binge on them. It's certainly not something I would do every day, either.

I guess that's one of the benefits of becoming fat adapted and regaining my metabolic flexibility. I can eat some starch, but it doesn't induce insatiable cravings for more starch. I don't have to depend on "willpower" to stop eating. I'm looking forward to your next presentation. You'll let us know when it goes online...

I know I'm late to the commenting party. What about a graph for exercise? Practically every stupid commenter for nutrition articles on news sites (like CNN) says that we got obese because, you know, "you piggies starting stuffing junk food into your faces instead of playing outside, especially you rotten kids who play computer games." Can you look for a data chart for exercise to see if there's an inflection point in 1980?

Also, instead of mere hunger, what about the finger-food factor? At least for me, oreos and candy and potato chips are attractive because they are CLEAN -- not crumbly or greasy -- pre-prepared little packets of food you can pop in your mouth by hand on the go. No need for forks or dishes or napkins like messy steak and cooked veggies.

I have to agree with the "finger food" factor. Real food requires preparation and clean-up. Right now I'm getting a bit hungry for breakfast, so I'll have to fry some ham and eggs pretty soon. Back in the day it would have been the cue to grab some cookies, ice cream, or Hot Pockets for convenience sake. It's so easy to do if you've got that kind of stuff in the house. So, I just don't buy it in the store anymore. As a result I often "suffer" from a bit of mild hunger before I get my lazy self in the kitchen to make some real food.

This might be a silly question, but seeing the subject is why we are hungry, what better place to ask.

I have been following a lchf diet for nearly a year with some backsliding into eating more carbs and sometimes those processed carbage gluten-free foodstuffs to get me through a craving for the real stuff.

I rededicated myself to following the food plan of paleo/primal/GF/keto/lchf or whatever you want to call it, I find that even after eating to satiation, I get hungry 2-4 hours afterwards. I know there are no grains, gluten, sugar, or other stuff in it because I made it myself and didn't add these to my meal.

My portion sizes are larger then some I've seen and they say they go 6-8 hours without needing to eat again on the paltry amount they eat.

Help?