167. Gary Taubes — The Case for Keto: Rethinking Weight Control and the Science and Practice of Low-Carb/High-Fat Eating
The Michael Shermer Show
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The Fat Cells Sending the Signal to the Brain to Stop Eating
There's a theory that we eat until we've satisfied our protein needs. But if i added french rice to whatever they ate, the amount of protein and calories would rise by 500%. We haven't controlled it for calories; what can the protein possibly have to do with calorie content? There are other theories floating around about why people become less violent in later life. It could be because fat cells send signals to the brain telling us not to eat too much at one time or something like that.
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