E218: Low vs High Carb Diets for Body Composition: Does it Matter if Calories are Matched?

Dietitians Aidan Muir and Leah Heigl discuss the impact of low versus high carbohydrate diets on body composition outcomes, particularly focusing on fat loss and muscle gain.

(1:26) - Theory of a Calorie Deficit for Fat Loss

(3:06) - Research on Calorie-Matched Deficits with Different Macro Ratios

(5:02) - Real-World Research on Calorie-Matched Deficits 

(8:51) - Muscle Gain Research

(11:00) - Theory of Muscle Gain

(14:32) - Muscle Gain in Practice 

(15:39) - Summary & Key Takeaways

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