One reason why low carb may help lose weight

It's been known for years that eating a meal high in protein (as in the case for low carb diets ) causes us to feel fuller quicker and thus eat less food/calories. After sorting through some research and found something interesting about how protein may help reduce the appetite.

Because humans have no way of storing excess protein then maybe the brain detects the level of amino acids (building blocks of protein) in the blood and switches off hunger signals when an upper range has been reached. Maybe this is a safety mechanism as high concentrations of amino acids within the blood could affect the osmolarity and blood pressure.

If some high quality protein is included a meal it may help control hunger and lead to ingestion of fewer calories.