Low fat VS low carbs - it doesn't really matter

[Barkadion]

1. When it comes to weight loss

I think it's important this is stressed. TB isn't a weight-loss program. It's performance oriented. Performance that involves moderate to high intensity (ie the need to access muscle glycogen quickly) will suffer on a low-carb diet, regardless of how "fat adapted" you think you are.

Agreed.

[spemma]

I read it. It did not really compare low fat to low carb. LowER fat to lowER carb perhaps. About all it showed was that the energy deficit is the most important thing for fat loss. There have been other studies showing the same. There are also studies showing that actual low carb does have a better effect on other biological markers than low fat.

agree, BUT, to steal from r/science:

"To clear up some confusion about what is and is not a low carb diet, here are the proposed definitions from a group of prominent low-carb advocates (Eric Westman, Richard Feinman, Jeff Volek, Stephen Phinney...)

<20-50g/day - very-low-carb ketogenic diet (VLCKD) or a low-carb ketogenic diet (LCKD)

50-150g/day - low-carb diet (LCD)"

also worth noting, the study was sponsored in part by Gary Taubes group, NuSI.