Adding carbohydrate intake on top of existing fat intake without adjusting fat intake downward can lead to weight gain and worsened lipid panels. — Whalespan
Adding carbohydrate intake on top of existing fat intake without adjusting fat intake downward can lead to weight gain and worsened lipid panels.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“I have a lot of people that I've worked with that come from a low carb background and they just add carbohydrate intake on top of their fat intake and they don't adjust their fat intake downward and that is a recipe to gain weight and and worsen lipid panels and things like this”