Sal DiStefano
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What effect does carbohydrate intake have on fat gain or fat loss? What, how effective are low carb diets for this? How good is fasting for that? How good is whatever? And then they, what they'll do is they'll take 10, studies that are peer-reviewed, meaning they're all accepted as studies, and then they'll give you the consensus of all the studies.
What effect does carbohydrate intake have on fat gain or fat loss? What, how effective are low carb diets for this? How good is fasting for that? How good is whatever? And then they, what they'll do is they'll take 10, studies that are peer-reviewed, meaning they're all accepted as studies, and then they'll give you the consensus of all the studies.
What effect does carbohydrate intake have on fat gain or fat loss? What, how effective are low carb diets for this? How good is fasting for that? How good is whatever? And then they, what they'll do is they'll take 10, studies that are peer-reviewed, meaning they're all accepted as studies, and then they'll give you the consensus of all the studies.
Meta-analysis are, for me, that's one of the best places to look in terms of- Any idea how often those end up disproving a lot of studies?
Meta-analysis are, for me, that's one of the best places to look in terms of- Any idea how often those end up disproving a lot of studies?
Meta-analysis are, for me, that's one of the best places to look in terms of- Any idea how often those end up disproving a lot of studies?
I don't know how often, but I'll give you a diet example. When low-carb keto dieting or Atkins kind of became popular in the 90s, the initial studies showed it was great for weight loss. It was great for weight loss. But then we had more and more and more studies, and we found that it didn't assist in fat loss. But what happened is people lost more water weight faster. Yeah.
I don't know how often, but I'll give you a diet example. When low-carb keto dieting or Atkins kind of became popular in the 90s, the initial studies showed it was great for weight loss. It was great for weight loss. But then we had more and more and more studies, and we found that it didn't assist in fat loss. But what happened is people lost more water weight faster. Yeah.
I don't know how often, but I'll give you a diet example. When low-carb keto dieting or Atkins kind of became popular in the 90s, the initial studies showed it was great for weight loss. It was great for weight loss. But then we had more and more and more studies, and we found that it didn't assist in fat loss. But what happened is people lost more water weight faster. Yeah.
which is what happens, right? So if you're measuring just weight and you go no carb and someone else goes in a calorie deficit, both same, everything's the same. The difference is one's low carb, one is whatever, you know, higher carb, but the calories are the same. And let's say the protein is good.
which is what happens, right? So if you're measuring just weight and you go no carb and someone else goes in a calorie deficit, both same, everything's the same. The difference is one's low carb, one is whatever, you know, higher carb, but the calories are the same. And let's say the protein is good.
which is what happens, right? So if you're measuring just weight and you go no carb and someone else goes in a calorie deficit, both same, everything's the same. The difference is one's low carb, one is whatever, you know, higher carb, but the calories are the same. And let's say the protein is good.
what you end up seeing is initial weight loss being on the scale showing up faster and greater in the low-carb diet. That's because of water weight. When you go low-carb, your body flushes out a bunch of water. It's a very easy way to lose 10 pounds on the scale. I mean, if I went no-carb today...
what you end up seeing is initial weight loss being on the scale showing up faster and greater in the low-carb diet. That's because of water weight. When you go low-carb, your body flushes out a bunch of water. It's a very easy way to lose 10 pounds on the scale. I mean, if I went no-carb today...
what you end up seeing is initial weight loss being on the scale showing up faster and greater in the low-carb diet. That's because of water weight. When you go low-carb, your body flushes out a bunch of water. It's a very easy way to lose 10 pounds on the scale. I mean, if I went no-carb today...
I would lose 10 pounds by the end of next week, but probably one pound of fat if it was in a deficit. If not, I'd lose no fat. I'd just lose a bunch of water weight.
I would lose 10 pounds by the end of next week, but probably one pound of fat if it was in a deficit. If not, I'd lose no fat. I'd just lose a bunch of water weight.
I would lose 10 pounds by the end of next week, but probably one pound of fat if it was in a deficit. If not, I'd lose no fat. I'd just lose a bunch of water weight.
I have a lot of muscle mass, so I have more water.
I have a lot of muscle mass, so I have more water.