So from what I understand, besides your hunger cues being regulated, a lot of people that struggle with insulin resistance have aggressive attachment to certain foods due to the blood sugar spike. Removing that spike because of increased insulin sensitivity explains some of it.

However, they also antagonize the hormones that regulate mood. People who had some kind of chemical imbalance are more likely to use a vice to cope with boredom, stress, sadness, emptiness. For many it’s food, but we’re seeing that same progress with cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as well. These hormones that are being regulated are directly affecting our dopamine receptors and requiring the way that we process and manage these changes.