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by lustysocietyorg 2687 days ago
You are right to question this study and the conclusion of the article. Still, the study shows some important points:

- Professor John Speakman, who led the study, said: “The result of this enormous study was unequivocal – the only thing that made the mice get fat was eating more fat in their diets.

- “Carbohydrates including up to 30% of calories coming from sugar had no effect. Combining sugar with fat had no more impact than fat alone. There was no evidence that low protein (down to 5%) stimulated greater intake, suggesting there is no protein target. These effects of dietary fat seemed to be because uniquely fat in the diet stimulated the reward centres in the brain, stimulating greater intake.

Anyway, one has to wonder why the body has a natural tendency to eat carbs (only in plants like healthy fiber) if they are not part of the natural diet: Sweet fruits. Sweet vegetables. Sugar. Starch products. Processed meat with vegetable spices and not just bloody pure meat like carnivores with the appropriate digestive system.

Sugar and Fat Bingeing Have Notable Differences in Addictive-like Behavior https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2714381/

WHY LOW CARB DIETS ARE A SCAM (2016-11-30). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dj-Wmmt0FE&feature=youtu.be...

The Science of Cheese Addiction (2017-03-25) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hE6lhQu7k4

1 comments

You're wrong about most things but it's definitely cool to see cheese addiction come up in mainstream media. I used to eat whole blocks of the stuff at a time and when I quit I was literally shivering. That stuff might be alright in small doses if you have an eating disorder and need to make food more palatable, but it is not good for adults.
As a Midwesterner, I feel attacked.

EDIT: in all seriousness, I appreciate your anecdote. This thread is convincing me of how little I know.