One Strike against Low-Carbohydrate Diets

• Published in: Cell metabolism Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 357 - 358
• Main Authors: Roberts, Susan B., Das, Sai Krupa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-09-2015
• Subjects: Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted; Diet, Fat-Restricted; Diet, Reducing; Female; Humans; Male; Obesity - diet therapy
• ISSN: 1550-4131; 1932-7420
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.07.022

There is intense controversy over whether low-carbohydrate or low-fat diets are more efficacious for weight management. Using precise methodology, Hall et al. (2015) demonstrated that a low-carbohydrate diet promoted greater fat oxidation than an isocaloric low-fat diet but, in contrast to popular speculation, did not cause greater body fat loss.
There is intense controversy over whether low-carbohydrate or low-fat diets are more efficacious for weight management. Using precise methodology, Hall et al. (2015) demonstrated that a low-carbohydrate diet promoted greater fat oxidation than an isocaloric low-fat diet but, in contrast to popular speculation, did not cause greater body fat loss.