On Jun 04, 2004, at 11:58 pm, Fredrik Murman wrote:
>> Yes, I agree with both you and Ashley about this.  Anbody have any
>> ideas
>> why nuts stimulate/increase appetite in at least three of us (or
>> more?) on
>> this list.
>
> I have gorged on nuts as well. I think the problem is related to the
> fact
> that nuts contain phytic acid, like grains and legumes. If I don't
> degrade
> the phytic acid in the rye I eat, I seem to eat much more of it and get
> hungrier sooner.
>
> Fredrik,
>
>

Frederik,

Do you know any more about why phytic acid might encourage overeating?
Does the phytic acid in nuts prevent absorption of nutrients (am I
right in saying that is what causes the problem in grains)?

Ash