Prompt to explore
a true Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) Diet — Conducting this test stimulated my interest in a truly LCHF or even Ketogenic diet.
Not exact matches
Now you can enjoy every meal while staying
true to your
low -
carb,
high -
fat (LCHF) diet.
The general misconception of
low carb diets is that they contain a
high amount of
fat and this will increase the level of cholesterol, but this is not
true.
A
low carb diet will always have a
low glycemic index and
low glycemic load, and the opposite is
true for a
low fat high carb diet.
moderate
carb intake is best for
fat loss and energy the word
low is temporary and
high carb is only for
true athletes if not doctor crisis!
True,
higher ketone levels won't result in greater
fat loss (it is not what matters most when following a
low -
carb diet for weight loss): Do Ketones Matter?
im not against
low carb at all, keto or original atkins are not my favorite ways to approach it, but Im very much in favor of certain types of
low carb diets, particularly
higher protein, diets with moderate
carb restriction... i use
low carb, hi - protein for contest prep myself... unfortunately, what pervades much of the
low carb world still today, is this belief that calories do nt matter or calories do nt count or what you alluded to, that you can have a calorie deficit and not lose
fat... whats really happening is that
low carb /
higher protein can be a very good way to automatically control appetite and calorie intake, and is also often important for some peoples health given their metabolic status (not very
carb tolerant, etc)... its also unfortunate that many in the
low carb community are among the ones to suggest that exercise is a waste of time, etc etc, which is also not
true and does great disservice to many who listen...
low carb does nt work due to some voodoo or because the law of thermodynamics does nt apply... it works mainly because it controls calories and for some people, helps them achieve calorie deficit better than other diets... when folks show up here and suggest «i was in a calorie deficit but wasnt losing» or «exercise does nt work» thats when we cant help but grimace... or chuckle...
If this was
true, then how is it possible for diabetics who start the ketogenic diet (
high fat low carb) to cure their diabetes?
While it is
true that calorie counting is pretty much superfluous when you eat a
high fat, moderate protein and very
low carb diet, there is an undeniable correlation between calories and weight loss or storage.
Would all you said still hold
true if LDL is only
high on a very
high saturated
fat — very
low carb diet?
ME makes a feeble step in the direction of getting the body to be able to burn more
fat relative to an athlete on a
high carb /
low fat diet but it falls far short of the
true fat - adapted state of an athlete following OFM or Nutritional Ketosis.
So I've stayed fairly
true to the TWT for 14 weeks now,
low carbs (hardly any)
high fats, nil ready made / processed.
If the MAF HR (as per the 180 - formula) corresponds to the point of burning 50 %
fats and 50 %
carbs, could a very
high carb,
low fat diet cause the «
true MAF HR» to be even
lower?