Another Book

Today I started reading "The End Of Overeating."--"Taking Control Of The Insatiable American Appetite" by David A. Kessler, MD.  What have I learned so far?

1.  The 3 food groups are salt, sugar, and fat.  (Of course Rex has been telling me this for years)
2.  The concept of palatability, scientifically speaking.
3.  Homeostatic system--in humans.

As of this moment I am on page 18.  Since there is 251 pages, I have a very long way to go but I am going to try and paraphrase what I have learned so far so I feel I am comprehending information that is essential to my success. 

The 3 food groups are pretty straight forward and I understand them.  The tricky part about them is recognizing these  (ingredients?) in foods that you would not expect to find them.

I always understood the definition of palatable as something that is tasty and that one would enjoy eating.  But, as I learned, in scientific terms, it means the capacity of a food to stimulate the appetite and prompt us to eat more.  Doesn't that just suck??  All I can say is, now I would really appreciate a perfectly working homeostatic system!  Handy tool that would be....

The homeostatic system was believed to be a biological mechanism to create a balance in our bodies between calories consumed and calories burned.  Well hell yes, something biologic that would control our caloric balance.  Wow that sounds like the perfect trait to naturally have within us.  We would all be the weight we were meant to be if that homeostatic system worked as it was believed it was suppose to.

So what happened?  Keep in mind that I have only read 18 pages of this book, but as I understand it, this system worked for centuries, until the 1970's and 80's. That is when food manufactures started adding fat and sugar to a lot of prepackaged food.  It also is when many cooks stopped making everything from scratch.

I will keep reading this book and pass along information that I find useful and important. 

Have I found part of "THE ANSWER"?  I sure hope so....I am running out of time!!