Unfortunately I read this the other week and haven't a clue where I found it, but there's a theory out there that low-carb works better for people who have more weight to lose, and is less likely to suit people closer to a healthy weight. How do people feel about this?
I've only tried one side of it - I never had that much to lose, I started at a BMI of 28.5 - but that side fits me. I've certainly done fine on a medium/higher carb diet: steady weight loss, feeling satiated, very rarely having issues with hunger. I do find that satiation and blood sugar and so forth work much better when I eat wholegrains, and of course I'm avoiding sugar. People always talk about protein being the best thing for them in terms of satiation and energy, and it doesn't really work like that for me. I obediently try to get more protein into my diet to be on the safe side, but I rarely notice any difference from doing so.
One thing that annoys me about referring to diets as low-carb or high-carb is that this way of naming erases the complexity of carbohydrates. Some people have to restrict carbs hugely no matter what sort of carbs they try, other people have to cut out sugars but do beautifully on complex carbs, and still others find that the issue isn't as much carbs as it is wheat or grains in general.
But ignoring all that for a moment, does the original theory seem to hold?