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  1. polymorphously

    “If they all reduced the amount of calories they say they did, they all would have lost 40 pounds. So they exaggerated.” Well, no. Reducing calories reduces basal metabolism. For some people, it reduces basal metabolism quite dramatically.

  2. topheramazz

    @Stonewalljackson7
    check out “metabolic typing” by wolcott
    it will explain alot about how certain cultures eat certain foods and thrive.
    inuit indians consume mostly meat and fat and very little carbos- and have exceptional health and longevity.

  3. tobarstep

    Waterbury and Berardi are both smart guys. In fact, I do have books by both of them. They’re both first and foremost businessmen though. They’re both selling you something as their primary objective.

  4. Sardious

    Yet still lost weight. Fat is mor calorie dense so a pound of say backon has a lot more carbs than a pound of potato. Still this study was on weight loss and Atikins people still lost weight and did not get the high LDL that we always thought they would.

  5. Sardious

    Can I guess that you are 25 or under, your diet is a type of the paleo diet and your muscle…..probably through crossfit? Just guessing by your verbage. Not that any of that is bad. Paleo is like New atkins on grassfed meat. Low carb but eat healthy meats not just slabs of bacon all day. Probably a fan of Robb Wolf who is big on insulin resistance info, he bring paleo tp more low carb than the original paleolitic diet book. You higher itake of fat for kcal vs carb reduced moodiness.

  6. mufaPufaDha

    its been a long time since i’ve heard such bullshiting lecture, waste of time
    if u wanna change ur body composition and learn the science behind it i recommend u read Chad Waterbury’s and John Berardi’s books

  7. dwils27

    It’s easy. Also many of the complaints about it are hearsay. For instance, early into low carbohydrate dieting it IS difficult to exercise. However, in a couple of weeks the human body adjusts to favoring fat over muscle glycogen as a fuel. Simply put, the body will adapt to using the fuel it is given. If you’re eating mostly carbs, your body will fuel itself with those. If you switch to fats, your body will shrug and then start using those instead.

  8. RichardDeziel

    Of course. I’ve been on a controlled low- carb, high animal protein diet since 19 years..Practically never sick, very little to no aggressive mood swings. Gained 19 lbs of muscle through weight lifting. You couldn’t pay me enough to get off my diet!