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Fat, not carbs, is directly linked to weight gain


  • The research looked at mice on 30 different types of diets. The result of the research found that the mice on a high-fat, low-carb diet gained the most weight, while mice on a low-carb diet actually gained no weight at all.
  • The findings suggest that trendy high-fat, low-carb diets might not be effective at helping you lose weight — but is that actually true?If you're trying to lose weight, you've probably jumped on the low-carb diet bandwagon at one point or another. Many weight loss gurus have claimed that cutting down carbs and increasing your fat intake can help you lose weight. This has contributed to the increasing popularity of diets like the keto diet, which suggests that if you stick to a high-fat, low-carb diet, your body will go into ketosis, thus prompting you to shed more pounds. But a new study suggests this might not be the case.
The study which was published this month in Cell Metabolism, from the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that mice who ate high-fat diets gained more weight over a three-month period than mice who ate high-carbohydrate diets. Surprisingly, the mice on high-carbohydrate diets did not gain weight at all.
Conclusion
 According to the researchers, eating fat is the only thing that made mice gain weight.

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