Abstract
Proponents of low-carbohydrate diets have claimed that such diets result in a substantial increase in total energy expenditure (TEE) amounting to 400–600 kcal/day [1] thereby providing patients with a “high calorie way to stay thin forever” [2]. However, a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding studies found no meaningful TEE effects comparing isocaloric diets with equivalent amounts of protein but varying in their proportion of carbohydrate to fat [3]. Nevertheless, it is possible that these past studies may have failed to create the appropriate conditions to reveal the hypothesized increase in TEE during a low-carbohydrate diet [4].
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2350-2354 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Obesity |
Volume | 43 |
Early online date | 23 Sept 2019 |
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Publication status | Published - Dec 2019 |