Why do animals overeat on a high-fat diet?
Yes, we have already discussed this here, take a look at an older post . But this time we will look at a study that has this question directly in its title. Really! This graph might remind you of something, right? It is a typical graph of food intake in the first days after a sudden switch to a high-fat diet. It manifests itself as incredible overeating. The authors do not provide a reasonable explanation; my explanation can be found here . Such a procedure provides clear results, such as the experiment in the next image. It does not matter whether it is lard or vegetable oils. So obesity is caused by fat in the diet, period. Really? Let us continue with another test from the same study. This one is much more sophisticated. In this case, it is a gradual transition to a high-fat diet, modified so that the mice first received a precisely defined amount of fats and, in addition, could consume standard low-fat pellets ad libitum. The first week 0%, the second week 25%, then 50%, then 90% o...