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The catch though is that you need fat to live. That is, without fat in your diet you're not able to digest plants. And if for whatever reason you're not eating

The catch though is that you need fat to live. That is, without fat in your diet you're not able to digest plants. And if for whatever reason you're not eating enough fat, your body will crave sugar. So basically eat healthy fats. If you don't eat enough healthy fat (e.g. from walnuts), your body will start craving unhealthy fats. And if you don't eat either then your body will crazy sugar as a last resort. As far as I can tell that's basically the secret to staying healthy, just make sure to get enough walnuts and avocado or whatever, and once you have your RDI of healthy fats then craving unhealthy fats or sugar won't be an issue.

e40 10y ago
When I started doing intermittent fasting I also started eating lots of walnuts, and I can say my craving for sugar went way, way down. I haven't had sugar once since I started IF (> 30 days).
- finid 10y ago
  I haven't had sugar once since I started IF Does that mean you haven't included sugar in your foods yourself, or you've managed to avoid eating any prepared food since you started? Practically all prepared foods contain sugar, though they might not call it that in the ingredients list. When next you go boy chicken or turkey, read the list of ingredients. I'm talking about the raw forms, not the already cooked ones. It's shocking.
  - e40 10y ago
    I eat mostly food prepared by my SO. You're right, a lot of packaged foods contain sugar. When I eat those, I look at the label and usually avoid them. For me, the big change was desserts. I was a fiend for those. I've tried a lot of things to ween myself from eating and binging on sugary treats. I wasn't expecting IF to be the thing that worked. That was totally unexpected.
cheald 10y ago
Fats are also a primary component in hormone synthesis. It's very important to get enough - they're just also 9 cal/g, compared to 4 cal/g for protein/carbohydrate, so they can be easy to overconsume if you're trying to manage your caloric intake.
finid 10y ago
And if for whatever reason you're not eating enough fat, your body will crave sugar. That's in contra to how my system responds - it craves fat when I'm not eating enough of it. Since I gave up eating (refined) sugar, I don't even think about it.

e40 10y ago

When I started doing intermittent fasting I also started eating lots of walnuts, and I can say my craving for sugar went way, way down. I haven't had sugar once since I started IF (> 30 days).

finid 10y ago
I haven't had sugar once since I started IF Does that mean you haven't included sugar in your foods yourself, or you've managed to avoid eating any prepared food since you started? Practically all prepared foods contain sugar, though they might not call it that in the ingredients list. When next you go boy chicken or turkey, read the list of ingredients. I'm talking about the raw forms, not the already cooked ones. It's shocking.
- e40 10y ago
  I eat mostly food prepared by my SO. You're right, a lot of packaged foods contain sugar. When I eat those, I look at the label and usually avoid them. For me, the big change was desserts. I was a fiend for those. I've tried a lot of things to ween myself from eating and binging on sugary treats. I wasn't expecting IF to be the thing that worked. That was totally unexpected.

cheald 10y ago

Fats are also a primary component in hormone synthesis. It's very important to get enough - they're just also 9 cal/g, compared to 4 cal/g for protein/carbohydrate, so they can be easy to overconsume if you're trying to manage your caloric intake.

finid 10y ago

And if for whatever reason you're not eating enough fat, your body will crave sugar. That's in contra to how my system responds - it craves fat when I'm not eating enough of it. Since I gave up eating (refined) sugar, I don't even think about it.