More in my Journal, but it belongs here too. https://forum.lowcarber.org/showpos...6&postcount=292

"It's fascinating to see the data building around the dangers of the fat + carb combo foods that dominate our modern environment. [That's modern junk food, but can be keto treats too ** ]

This study went to great lengths to show separate gut-brain circuits for fat and sugar in mice. Separately, fat and carbs produce a normal dopamine response, but when we combine them in processed foods, we get a supra-additive dopamine response that makes us feel addicted to them.

What's the solution? When we prioritise protein, fibre, and nutrients like potassium, calcium and iron, we reverse engineer a higher-satiety diet that makes us feel more satiated with less energy."
Marty Kendall has many articles about this, https://optimisingnutrition.com/low...ow-fat-satiety/, and it’s the basis of the P:E Diet [Avoid the Trifecta] and Cian Foley's Don’t Eat for Winter foods.

Separate gut-brain circuits for fat and sugar reinforcement combine to promote overeating.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/scien... IWTLJTYgosyaTw

** 4 oz of a Monkfruit sweetener has 108 net carbs, mix with almond flour or 8 oz. cream cheese with 78g of fat, and that Supra-Additive Effect kicks in. No study that I know of, only my experience with "treats".
Also almost no protein and nutrients, even calcium is only 220mg….Before even considering the 860 calories.

Nutrition is about Nutrients. Everything else is just Noise…Marty Kendall