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Ketosis does nothing to speed up fat loss. You can be in ketosis and not lose any weight. Granted, it would be an unusual diet but it has been researched and there is no metabolic advantage to ketosis.
Think of it this way. If ketosis sped up fat loss the only way it would be able to do so is to speed up the metabolism. Do you think that while the body is in ketosis (which is essentially an adaptation mechanism for the body to preserve LBM because it isn't getting enough sugar) that it would make sense to also speed up the metabolism and therefore increase the need for energy?
This doesn't mean that some people won't lose weight faster on a very low or low carb diet. Insulin resistant people will. However, this is not because of ketosis.
JohnP, thanks for the lesson in fat loss!Originally Posted by JohnP
What theory are you referring to? Ketosis is extremely well researched and a very well understood process.Ketosis does nothing to speed up fat loss. You can be in ketosis and not lose any weight. Granted, it would be an unusual diet but it has been researched and there is no metabolic advantage to ketosis.
Think of it this way. If ketosis sped up fat loss the only way it would be able to do so is to speed up the metabolism. Do you think that while the body is in ketosis (which is essentially an adaptation mechanism for the body to preserve LBM because it isn't getting enough sugar) that it would make sense to also speed up the metabolism and therefore increase the need for energy?
This doesn't mean that some people won't lose weight faster on a very low or low carb diet. Insulin resistant people will. However, this is not because of ketosis.
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