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Question: Can you explain how low carb diets work? I understand the importance of calories, but how do you explain the fact that people lose weight on low carb diets when they get to eat as many calories as they want as long as they don't eat too many carbs? Is it insulin?
Nope, it's not insulin.
Here’s how low carb diets actually work…
First, a reduction in carb intake leads to an almost immediate loss of water weight, which is why people lose a few pounds within their first week of starting a low carb diet.
Second, low carb diets involve eating more protein, which is the macronutrient playing the largest role in controlling hunger. And when you’re less hungry, you end up eating less food... which contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
Third, protein also plays a crucial role in preserving muscle and has the highest thermic effect (TEF) of any other nutrient. Both of these factors increase the amount of calories your body burns each day (aka your Total Daily Energy Expenditure)... which contributes to the creation of a calorie deficit.
Fourth, low carb diets also involve an increase in vegetable/fiber consumption. Vegetables, which are high in both fiber and water content, are well known for helping control hunger by keeping you fuller, which leads to fewer total calories being eaten… which contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
Fifth, low carb diets also involve eating more fat, which is another macronutrient playing a beneficial role in hunger control thanks to its ability to slow the digestion of a meal... which yet again contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
Sixth and most important, low carb diets are built around eating significantly fewer carbs... aka the macronutrient that comprises the majority of the typical person's diet and the foods they’re most likely to overeat. And guess what happens when you remove a ton of carbs (which contain 4 calories per gram) from your diet? You end up removing a ton of calories, too. And thus, yet again, fewer total calories are eaten… which contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
So, how do low carb diets work?
By getting you to do things that indirectly cause a caloric deficit to exist, all while claiming it has nothing to do with calories.
Just like every other diet in existence.
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Nope, it's not insulin.
Here’s how low carb diets actually work…
First, a reduction in carb intake leads to an almost immediate loss of water weight, which is why people lose a few pounds within their first week of starting a low carb diet.
Second, low carb diets involve eating more protein, which is the macronutrient playing the largest role in controlling hunger. And when you’re less hungry, you end up eating less food... which contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
Third, protein also plays a crucial role in preserving muscle and has the highest thermic effect (TEF) of any other nutrient. Both of these factors increase the amount of calories your body burns each day (aka your Total Daily Energy Expenditure)... which contributes to the creation of a calorie deficit.
Fourth, low carb diets also involve an increase in vegetable/fiber consumption. Vegetables, which are high in both fiber and water content, are well known for helping control hunger by keeping you fuller, which leads to fewer total calories being eaten… which contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
Fifth, low carb diets also involve eating more fat, which is another macronutrient playing a beneficial role in hunger control thanks to its ability to slow the digestion of a meal... which yet again contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
Sixth and most important, low carb diets are built around eating significantly fewer carbs... aka the macronutrient that comprises the majority of the typical person's diet and the foods they’re most likely to overeat. And guess what happens when you remove a ton of carbs (which contain 4 calories per gram) from your diet? You end up removing a ton of calories, too. And thus, yet again, fewer total calories are eaten… which contributes to the creation of a caloric deficit.
So, how do low carb diets work?
By getting you to do things that indirectly cause a caloric deficit to exist, all while claiming it has nothing to do with calories.
Just like every other diet in existence.
UNCLE Z REP
WWW.UNCLEZ.RU FOR LIST/ORDERING