Metabolic flexibility, achieved by deriving energy from stored body fat instead of needing to eat carbohydrates, is a significant factor in managing the human tendency to overeat.

“human nature first of all to overeat we are wired to overeat that's just part of who we are so if you contain that and if you contain that by eating intentionally to the extent that you become metabolically flexible and now you derive energy from stored body fat instead of needing to eat carbohydrates right a meal that's a huge part of the equation”