Cravings - cheese and fat intake
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I have reduced my fat intake a lot, and have felt no negatives. However, I find it incredibly easy to consume large amounts of cheese, with this usually being generic store-bought cheddar or brie.
It's not at the point where I'm breaking into the fridge to eat half a wheel, but once I've started slicing, I would find it very easy to consume 100g+ of cheese in one sitting.
Could there be a nutritional explanation behind this?
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@ShiftGear said in Cravings - cheese and fat intake:
Could there be a nutritional explanation behind this?
Most likely not. It's a sensory thing, we recognize fat is delicious. It's easily the most addictive macronutrient. When I was doing keto many years ago, my most favorite food to eat was frying up fatty chunks off a steak or chuck. I actually got a local farmer to sell me a bag of pure fat for "rendering." I didn't care about rendering it, I wanted to fry it up. Just pure fat in the skillet and seared. I could eat a whole plate of that shit. I suppose there's an evolutionary reason for this, fat being the most calorically dense macro, it would've been essential to our survival.
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Thank you for your response. Because it is so calorically dense, compulsive fat intake seems like something I need to stay vigilant about.
I didn't notice any negatives from swapping to semi-skimmed from full-fat pasteurised milk. Keeping fat under 60-80g is difficult however.
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A 12 minute video - The Science of Cheese Addiction
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@ShiftGear low-fat dairy is one of the better ways to cut down on the fat calories. Leaner cuts of meat too. Instead of that 85/15 hamburger opt for the 93/7 hamburger. When you do need to use fat, for like cooking or something, use coconut oil as it's less likely to disturb glucose oxidation with all the MCTs in it. I've personally noticed even if I eat a slightly higher amount of fat it doesn't bother my weight if it's coconut oil. I'm someone who historically been able to put on weight really easily if I'm not strict about my nutrition too.
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@ShiftGear Yeah I get the same thing, with lots of fatty stuff. I find the better my metabolism is the more the cravings get replaced with cravings for grape juice and skim milk.
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@ShiftGear perhaps this is the negative. I have been pondering that maybe going super low fat isn't the best. If your body is telling you that you need more fat, then just add more in.
