I find this absolutely fascinating! Thank you for posting.
On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 7:48 am, Heather Twist wrote:
> But here is the deal: the rat gets the same rat chow, day after day.
> The rat knows exactly how much to eat, because it is THE SAME FOOD. If
> they are given separate foods, the rat eats a bit of this and a bit of
> that, to get exactly the right carb/fat/protein ratio, and also
> according to other nutrients it needs. That little rat brain knows what
> to eat.
>
> However, if you don't feed the rat "real" food ... you give it a
> protein shake, say ... then the rat can't choose what to eat. In
> general, it will eat just the right amount of protein shake though, day
> after day.
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