Low-carbohydrate diet: Difference between revisions

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Carbohydrate has been wrongly accused of being a uniquely "fattening" [[macronutrient]], misleading many dieters into compromising the nutritiousness of their diet by eliminating carbohydrate-rich food. Low-carbohydrate diet proponents emphasize research saying that low-carbohydrate diets can initially cause slightly greater weight loss than a balanced diet, but any such advantage does not persist. In the long-term successful weight maintenance is determined by calorie intake, and not by macronutrient ratios.

The public has become confused~~{{vague|date=October 2022}}~~ by the way in which some diets, such as the [[Zone diet]] and the [[South Beach diet]] are promoted as "low-carbohydrate" when in fact they would more properly be termed "medium-carbohydrate" diets.

The public has become confused by the way in which some diets, such as the [[Zone diet]] and the [[South Beach diet]] are promoted as "low-carbohydrate" when in fact they would more properly be termed "medium-carbohydrate" diets.

=== Carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis ===

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 Carbohydrate has been wrongly accused of being a uniquely "fattening" [[macronutrient]], misleading many dieters into compromising the nutritiousness of their diet by eliminating carbohydrate-rich food. Low-carbohydrate diet proponents emphasize research saying that low-carbohydrate diets can initially cause slightly greater weight loss than a balanced diet, but any such advantage does not persist. In the long-term successful weight maintenance is determined by calorie intake, and not by macronutrient ratios.
-The public has become confused{{vague|date=October 2022}} by the way in which some diets, such as the [[Zone diet]] and the [[South Beach diet]] are promoted as "low-carbohydrate" when in fact they would more properly be termed "medium-carbohydrate" diets.
+The public has become confused by the way in which some diets, such as the [[Zone diet]] and the [[South Beach diet]] are promoted as "low-carbohydrate" when in fact they would more properly be termed "medium-carbohydrate" diets.
 === Carbohydrate-insulin hypothesis ===