The most important way for an overweight person to lose weight is to eat less carbohydrates

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The statement is true, however eating less than your TDEE is generally more important.

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skissor

3 years, 10 months ago

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Counter-example:

Let's say someone has a TDEE of 2000

- If they eat 1500 calories worth of carbs and 1000 calories of fat/protein, they will gain weight.

- If they eat 1800 calories worth of carbs and no fat/protein, they will lose weight.

Even increasing carbs, weight can be lost.

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2nd law of thermodynamics

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octopode

3 years, 10 months ago

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I would agree, since sugar is a simple carb, but not all carbohydrates are created equally. Eating more complex carbs (beans, whole grains) can give you sustained energy throughout the day, while certain fats (like olive oil) can be stored (as fat) on your body within minutes.

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http://www.dining.ucla.edu/housing_site/dining/SNAC_pdf/ComplexityOfCarbs.pdf https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/olive-oil.aspx Just to clarify, I believe that olive oil is a healthy and wonderful food in moderation. I'm just using it as an example, as it can be far more dangerous than carbohydrates if not carefully monitored.

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imustbebonkers

3 years, 10 months ago

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Science on the field of health is in general inaccurate and often contradicting. Saying that there is one "most important way" of losing weight is based on mankind knowing everything there is to know about health, which is not true.

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theman

3 years, 10 months ago

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The most important way for an overweight person to lose weight is to eat less carbohydrates

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