I have never heard any suggestion that the state of the nutrients has much to do with this
widely quoted idea. I find it does work this way for me personally, the 20 minutes being
rather surprisingly accurate. I would have expected a difference, myself, but whether it's
salad or steak or raw broccoli doesn't seem to affect the timing.

Molly


On 11 May 2004 at 13:25, william wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-05-11 at 10:41, Boel wrote:
> > I read somewhere that the brain does not feel that you are  full
> > until 20 minutes has passed. Therefore I suggest 1) eat slowly and
> > 2) make pauses during the meal. I, for one, eat much to fast!
>
>
> Does this also happen when eating only raw?
> Anyone?
>
> William
>
>