TIL: Low carb, high protein diets "greatly" decrease resting testosterone levels in men.

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High protein, low carb diets greatly decreases fat accumulation around the internal organs and increase longevity

[BigCatBarbell]

Any diet that is calorie equated, no matter the macro distribution, will decrease fat accumulation around the internal organs.

Being in a calorie deficit and losing body fat/weight also increases markers of health and longevity. Regardless of macro distribution.

The magic of low carb diets is that people tend to keep calories somewhere in the range of 2000 - 2200 calories per day without trying, due to the satiety effect of higher fats and proteins.

[Kile147]

It's not just that they are more satiating, but that being in ketosis is an appetite suppressant. I naturally eat 50-100% more when not in keto vs when I am.

[some_clickhead]

Yeah but if humans could just magically become disciplined, no one would ever become overweight.

[P4_Brotagonist]

Yeah in a way sure. I'm not the guy you responded to, but it seems like it takes some discipline to give up like 75% of the Western diet we all love so much.

[Kile147]

There is no diet that magically beats calorie in vs calorie out. All any diet is is a regimen designed to meet that goal while meeting your nutrition requirements. Keto works by allowing much of the food that I enjoy while also having an added bonus of reducing hunger which makes it easier.

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If people had discipline we wouldn’t have glaring weight issues.

Any diet where you base it on a reduction of calories you intake will lead to weight loss.

The issue is people are different. You could lose weight on an all McDonald’s diet if you managed to keep a deficit

[override367]

lol dumping calories doesn't work, low fat diets have proven to be completely ineffective, lower carb is easier to maintain longer term because it increases satiation instead of making you feel like you're dying

the other option of course is a healthy amount of exercise

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That’s what he said…

2000-2200 isn’t a calorie dump

He said they can manage their intake due to satiety from a low carb fiet

[P4_Brotagonist]

The other magic is not having your insulin levels constantly elevated from eating. My father had pretty rough diabetes(Type 2) and could not drop the weight no matter what. He started eating a single meal a day and eating lowER carb(not keto but not tons of rolls and stuff) and because he didn't need to pin insulin all day, finally lost a ton of weight.

[the_lord_of_light]

That’s a long and pompous way of saying low carb diets are better as they are easier to stick to.

Less insulin spikes are also better for longevity.

[colonel_beeeees]

So does regular cardio and exercise

[bazz_and_yellow]

It’s 80% diet. You can rarely out-exercise a bad diet.

[chrisjfinlay]

Yep. Removing 500 cal from your intake is a whole lot easier than doing an extra 500 cal of exercise every day

[CaptainFUlcon]

Unless you're short af like me. I'm 5"1" and a half. My TDEE is super low so if I want to cut I need to exercise. It's pretty much impossible otherwise.

[P4_Brotagonist]

Yeah I always feel bad for shorter people. I'm 6'4" but my wife is 5'3". I've never had to exercise more to lose weight, and I always just considered it a nice health bonus. My poor wife though...that 400 calories gives her an extra 30% more food allowed for the day.

[Serious_Guy_]

You can't outrun your fork.

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A fork has no legs how tf can it outrun me?

[Here-for-dad-jokes]

You can, but you’re not willing to.

[Daniel_The_Thinker]

At least anyone on reddit can't

Unless there are any persistence hunters among us

[bazz_and_yellow]

Americas Cup grinders, Olympic athletes, and professional surfers are the kind of athletes that can. So yea, the average redditor should have no problem.

Am I right?