Dr. Richard Johnson
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And then it will recover and everything kind of goes back, but you've now stored that extra fat, right? So initially it's sort of a short-term effect, but we're eating sugar in almost every meal. You know, it's like in 70% of processed foods. So we're activating the switch a lot, a lot. And some of us are almost staying like in an activated state.
No, it's still part of the equation, Michael, because the way, again, the way it works is the fructose is the fire and the high fat foods are the firewood. What I mean by that is you have to activate the switch so that you don't regulate your appetite. So if you eat the fructose, now you're gonna be hungry and you're not going to control your appetite.
No, it's still part of the equation, Michael, because the way, again, the way it works is the fructose is the fire and the high fat foods are the firewood. What I mean by that is you have to activate the switch so that you don't regulate your appetite. So if you eat the fructose, now you're gonna be hungry and you're not going to control your appetite.
No, it's still part of the equation, Michael, because the way, again, the way it works is the fructose is the fire and the high fat foods are the firewood. What I mean by that is you have to activate the switch so that you don't regulate your appetite. So if you eat the fructose, now you're gonna be hungry and you're not going to control your appetite.
And so now when you could get fat just from carbs, But the carbs are only four calories a gram. So you would have to eat a lot of carbs to gain weight. The fat is like nine calories a gram. So it's very easy to gain weight with fat if you can't control your appetite. But if you control your appetite, you're not going to eat excessive fat.
And so now when you could get fat just from carbs, But the carbs are only four calories a gram. So you would have to eat a lot of carbs to gain weight. The fat is like nine calories a gram. So it's very easy to gain weight with fat if you can't control your appetite. But if you control your appetite, you're not going to eat excessive fat.
And so now when you could get fat just from carbs, But the carbs are only four calories a gram. So you would have to eat a lot of carbs to gain weight. The fat is like nine calories a gram. So it's very easy to gain weight with fat if you can't control your appetite. But if you control your appetite, you're not going to eat excessive fat.
So if you are healthy and you have not activated the switch, you can go on a high fat diet. You won't gain weight. That's what a low carb diet is. A low carb diet tends to be a high fat, high protein diet. And it doesn't cause weight gain. Because you're on a low carb diet, it prevents you from activating that switch, which is mainly driven by carbs.
So if you are healthy and you have not activated the switch, you can go on a high fat diet. You won't gain weight. That's what a low carb diet is. A low carb diet tends to be a high fat, high protein diet. And it doesn't cause weight gain. Because you're on a low carb diet, it prevents you from activating that switch, which is mainly driven by carbs.
So if you are healthy and you have not activated the switch, you can go on a high fat diet. You won't gain weight. That's what a low carb diet is. A low carb diet tends to be a high fat, high protein diet. And it doesn't cause weight gain. Because you're on a low carb diet, it prevents you from activating that switch, which is mainly driven by carbs.
So a high fat diet is not going to cause obesity if the switch is not on. But now let's say I give you sugar and I give you a lot of carbs and you've activated the switch. Now, if you have a diet that has a lot of fat in it, you're going to gain a lot of weight because that fat is so caloric rich. It's calorie dense and you're not controlling your appetite.
So a high fat diet is not going to cause obesity if the switch is not on. But now let's say I give you sugar and I give you a lot of carbs and you've activated the switch. Now, if you have a diet that has a lot of fat in it, you're going to gain a lot of weight because that fat is so caloric rich. It's calorie dense and you're not controlling your appetite.
So a high fat diet is not going to cause obesity if the switch is not on. But now let's say I give you sugar and I give you a lot of carbs and you've activated the switch. Now, if you have a diet that has a lot of fat in it, you're going to gain a lot of weight because that fat is so caloric rich. It's calorie dense and you're not controlling your appetite.
Yeah, thank you, Michael.
Yeah, thank you, Michael.
Yeah, thank you, Michael.