Saturday, October 12, 2013

The Carbs Vs Fats Experiment

21 days of Low Carb High Fat

Meet Sam Feltham


He runs a website called Smash The Fat. For 21 days he ran an experiment where he ate around 5,000 calories a day. He actually did this twice.

Low Carb High Fat Results


He first ran the experiment with low carb, high fat and protein. He gained less than 3lbs. Interestingly his waist measurement went down by 1.25 inches.

High Carb Diet


21 days of High Carb

High Carb Results


Feltham did it again with the same calories, but from carbohydrate-rich diet. He gained 15.6lbs. He also gained 3.7 inches in his waist.

There's actually been many studies finding similar results and in prevention of disease. Most recently a study from The British Journal Of Nutrition studying calorie restriction vs carb restriction on weight, behavior, and disease. This just happens to be a real life example, and provides a great visual.

How Feltham explains it


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