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Get this in one. It is obvious that this research is paid for lock stock and barrel by the carbohydrate lobby, because it mis-states the issues in a way to demonize fats yet again.

The reason people have metabolic issues and put on fat is because a high carbohydrate diet triggers insulin release, which gets your body to mindlessly store fat. If they complicate the picture with a high calorie intake, then they will gain weight, and become susceptible to the diseases that are associated with high carbohydrate consumption, which range from immune dysfunction, through heart disease, and cancer.

If they eat a high fat diet, but consume low levels of carbohydrates, then they will actually lose weight, because the element in our diet that determines when we feel full is fat. Carbohydrates, in raising insulin levels and reducing blood sugar levels, causes further continued eating.

I love the quote, "When exposed to certain fatty foods....". No details of the foods are given, but let me guess: high carbohydrate fatty foods? Ooooooh, right again?

This is really ugly dietary work, and does not advance the field at all. It smacks of the cigarette research that used to show that cigarette smoke was good for you, done by the cigarette companies.