One of the longest running debates in the field of nutrition is whether specific diets, especially low-carbohydrate diets, have a “metabolic advantage”. By this I mean that they can somehow cause more fat loss at the same calorie level as other diets. A recent study looking at different types of diets in pre-menopausal women is currently making the rounds and people are using it to claim exactly that. So let’s look at the following study in some detail:
Low-Carbohydrate Diets and the Metabolic Advantage
As I said above, a long-standing debate is over whether or not specific diets, especially low-carbohydrate diets have a metabolic advantage. This is an idea that came out of very early, very poorly done research where water loss was confused with real weight and fat loss. … Keep Reading