
Ketones: Necessary for Optimal Fat Loss?
Physionic
May 8, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Compare keto and high-carb diets for effective fat loss
In a year-long study, both a low-carb ketogenic-style diet and a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet resulted in significant and statistically similar fat loss.
Prioritize calorie control over ketosis for effective fat loss
When controlling for energy intake, the fat loss advantage of ketosis-promoting diets disappears, suggesting the calorie deficit is the primary driver of fat loss.
Understand ketone sources on a high-fat ketogenic diet
On a high-fat ketogenic diet, ketones are produced from a mixture of dietary fat and stored body fat, not just from your fat cells.
Achieve fat loss without ketosis
Studies show that you can lose significant body fat even without being in a state of ketosis, as evidenced by a group on a non-ketogenic diet losing fat.
Challenge belief that elevated ketones drive fat loss
A group with ketone levels ten times higher than another group did not experience statistically more fat loss, challenging the idea that elevated ketones are necessary.
Rethink insulin's role in fat loss for better understanding
The idea that the hormone insulin is the end-all-be-all of fat loss is an oversimplified and sometimes irresponsibly explained concept.
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