Todd > If the concentration of fatty acids and ketones in your blood goes high
enough, that will also cause insulin to be secreted, causing fat storage.
And of course protein does so too.  So, a non-diabetic can and will
release enough insulin to store fat, even when eating zero carbohydrates.

I did not realize that fatty acids and ketones could cause insulin to be
secreted. Thanks for that.  I'm not sure it matters, though.  A quote from
the Eades' shows why:

"Carbohydrates seem to trigger no off switch. That's why people who binge
always do so on carbohydrates. No one binges on steak or eggs or pork
chops; they always binge on cookies and candies and other carbohydrate
junk foods. "

In other words, it's damn near impossible to binge on fat and protein.
Which is why I asked whether nuts are sufficiently high in carbs to induce
binging.  Almond butter certainly does it for me, as I'm sure nuts do for
others.

So it still seems to me that calories are irrelevant on low carb.