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

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

Update: 2025-08-28
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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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Billy Sullivan @billysullivan.dietitian

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

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

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