Which is better low carb or low calorie?

Answer 1

• A low carb diet is always better. You need a certain amount of fats in your diet for good health.

• Some people who do not need low carb suit about 20% of daily calories come from fats, 40% from carbs, and 40% from protein and spreading meals out throughout the day ( 5-6 feedings. For some people, meals earlier in the day should contain mostly carbs and protein and meals later in the day should contain mostly fat and protein.

• It depend on your metabolism, and your health. If for instance, you are diabetic or borderline - it's better do low carb. Talk to your healthcare professional to find out what is best for you.

• In addition, of you easily gain weight but find it hard to lose weight, you may have a degree of insulin resistance (many people have without being away of it). In which case, a low carbohydrate diet will be much better for you. Unlike protein and fats,there is no minimum daily requirement of carbohydrate in order to flourish physically and maintain life. You cannot, however, live without proteins and fats.

Answer 2

I will assume you're seeking an answer about a low carbohydrate diet vs a low calorie diet for weight loss.

A low carbohydrate diet means that you limit your intake of carbohydrates. This is often done to minimize insulin production, this because the side effect of insulin is a drop in blood sugar and when blood sugar gets low the body will response by getting hungry even though it's not in need of more energy. And excess energy results in fat storing. Carbohydrates are addictive in a similar way as narcotics, which makes the body crave more carbohydrate rich food even though the energy it contains is not needed.

A low calorie diet means that you limit the amount of calories you consume. And the goal is to eat less energy than your body uses during the day. This means that the body will need to use it's own energy storage in order to get enough energy to function properly.

Which diet is better depends on the person. Some people has an easier time to lose weight by counting calories while others has an easier time to lose weight while limiting their carbohydrate intake. But I would personally recommend to use a low carbohydrate diet instead of a low calorie diet. Carbohydrates are non-essential (the body don't need them) unlike protein and fats which are essential (the body needs them). So to limit the intake of carbohydrates is according to me the better choice.

There are multiple studies on carbohydrate, protein and fat intake and it's effect. Many studies contradicts each other and it's impossible to know what's right and what's wrong. But several studies have shown that low carbohydrate diets are very effective when it comes to weight loss.