However, a low - carb diet simply
requires carb consumption that's lower than normal.
Not exact matches
In short, this method
requires large short - term changes in your
consumption of
carbs, sodium and water, and is usually implemented by depleting
carbs for several days and then reloading your muscles with glycogen, which creates miraculous changes in muscle conditioning.
More specifically, the
consumption of protein
requires an expenditure of 20 - 30 % of the calories derived from protein, while diet - induced thermogenesis from
carbs is 15 - 20 % and 2 - 5 % from fat.
Such a diet
requires high fat and low
carb consumption.
Paul does talk about not counting a certain % of the
carbs in non-sugary vegetables due to the «overhead» of energy
required for
consumption.
Since there is no minimum daily
required for carbohydrates and carbohydrate
consumption promotes fat storage, this is an important healthful strategy to switch your body from
carb burning to fat burning.