Since switching to the Paleo diet, I find I don’t get hungry very often; I tend to eat only 1 or 2 “traditional” meals a day. However, I also enjoy snacks, partly as a social thing, and partly for a change of pace. Unfortunately, my portfolio of Paleo-compatible snacks isn’t very large. If you have any ideas, I would very much like to hear them.
One of the goals of the Paleo diet is to reduce the level of insulin in the body. Insulin is a pro-aging hormone; it encourages excess energy to be stored as fat, and acts to inhibit lipolysis. One of the side-effects of a low-carb diet is increased insulin resistance, which can lead to higher levels of insulin and larger peaks in blood glucose (BG) levels (high BG levels are worth avoiding because they can damage many internal systems, particularly nerves).