Study finds reducing carbs and replacing with fats leads to increased metabolism

Re:Study finds reducing carbs and replacing with fats leads ... by bencollier49 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @01:32AM (#18457335)

Haaaaang on.

Given an average human consumption of 2250 calories per day, they're telling us that we could feed ~10% fewer people if we moved to a fat-based diet globally?

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Re:Study finds reducing carbs and replacing with fats leads ... by koliber on Thursday November 15, 2018 @03:54AM (#18457840)

Depends where the fats come from. It takes a lot more resources to grow 100 calories of animal than 100 calories of plant. I imagine there is still a significant difference of resources needed to produce 100 calories of plant-based fat and 100 calories of animal-based fat.

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Re:Study finds reducing carbs and replacing with fats leads ... by jfoldager on Thursday November 15, 2018 @02:32PM (#18462459)

You would think so, but thermodynamics do not apply to these scientists. People on an isocaloric high fat diet will expend 10 % more calories without loosing weight (their claim). I'm smelling the beginning of a perpetual motion machine.

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