ziggy29
Moderator Emeritus
I think they are saying that some ways of eating will drive the body to gain weight thus triggering one's desire to eat more. In other words, you eat more because you are getting fatter. An interesting point of view.
I usually hear this in conjunction with eating a lot of carbs. The thinking is that eating carbs triggers cravings for even more carbs, as opposed to eating fats which have the tendency to make you feel "full" (or at least sated) more than carbs do. I think it's this theory that's behind Atkins and some of the other low-carb diets -- less carbs means less overeating.