{"id":4084,"date":"2021-04-07T09:28:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T13:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowcarbfoods.com\/community\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2021-06-02T12:55:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:55:07","slug":"low-carb-diets-have-a-metabolic-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowcarbfoods.com\/community\/blog\/low-carb-diets-have-a-metabolic-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Carb Diets Have a Metabolic Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lowcarbfoods.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Boost-Your-Metabolism-Lowdown-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lowcarbfoods.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Boost-Your-Metabolism-Lowdown-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lowcarbfoods.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Boost-Your-Metabolism-Lowdown-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lowcarbfoods.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Boost-Your-Metabolism-Lowdown-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this is controversial,\nmany experts do believe that low carb diets have a metabolic advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, that low carb\ndiets increase your energy expenditure, and that people lose more weight than\ncan be explained by reduced&nbsp;calorie intake&nbsp;alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are actually some studies\nto support this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A study conducted in 2012 found\nthat a very low carb diet increased energy expenditure compared to a low fat\ndiet, during a period of weight maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The increase was around 250\ncalories, which is equivalent to an hour of moderate-intensity exercise per\nday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However,&nbsp;another\nstudy&nbsp;has suggested that it may be the high protein (but not low carb)\npart of the diet that causes the increase in calories burned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, there are other\nmechanisms that may cause an additional metabolic advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a very low carb, ketogenic\ndiet, when carb intake is kept extremely low, a lot of protein is being\ntransformed into glucose in the beginning, a process called gluconeogenesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an inefficient process,\nand can lead to hundreds of calories being \u201cwasted.\u201d However, this is mostly\ntemporary as ketones should start replacing some of that glucose as brain fuel\nwithin a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom line is, low-carb\ndiets appear to have a metabolic advantage, but most of it is caused by the\nincreased protein intake. 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