Not exact matches
Cut your
calories too
far — below 1,200 a day — and you'll end up with a double whammy that quickly
decreases your metabolism and muscle mass, Sandon explains.
Cut your
calories too
far — below 1,200 a day — and youll end up with a double whammy that quickly
decreases your metabolism and muscle mass.
The «
calorie is not a
calorie» theory has been
further substantiated by a recent JAMA study showing that a «low fat» diet resulted in the greatest
decrease in energy expenditure, an unhealthy lipid pattern, and increased insulin resistance in comparison with a low carbohydrate and low glycaemic index diet.»
You need enough
calories to function properly and
decreasing them even
further will only hurt you.
As
far as I know, American fat intake has been averaging about 80 grams per day since at least the 1970s, though it has slightly
decreased as a percentage of
calories basically due to an increase in consumption of junky carbs.
I think it is most appropriate to borrow the words from someone
far smarter and well versed on this topic here (Dr. Kevin Hall), «A logical consequence of the carbohydrate - insulin model is that
decreasing the proportion of dietary carbohydrate to fat without altering protein or
calories will reduce insulin secretion, increase fat mobilization from adipose tissue, and elevate oxidation of circulating free fatty acids.