One of his tweets directed me to a study he conducted on himself on consuming a high fat low carb diet for 21 days.
You can read the article in full here: Why I Didn’t Get Fat From Eating 5,000 Calories A Day
An overview is that Sam ate 5000 calories per day for 21 days.Yes 5000! You can see his calories intake Here
As by conventional advice - which is 'low fat, high carbs' it is right to have expected Sam to gain weight, roughly around 7.3kg which is approx 16lbs due to consuming so much fat.
As by conventional advice - which is 'low fat, high carbs' it is right to have expected Sam to gain weight, roughly around 7.3kg which is approx 16lbs due to consuming so much fat.
....However this was not the case... yes he did put on weight - 1.3kg which is approx. 2.8lbs, not a lot at all.
You can read the full article for more information, including Sam's conclusion and theory on how the Low Carb High Fat lifestyle works. It is a fascinating experiment and well worth the read to show that our current guidelines on food are wrong. Yes this may be a bold statement but there are many more studies like Sam's that support the low carb high fat lifestyle.
To what cost will the current 'healthy' guidelines be? We know there is an increase in cardiovascular disease, obesity, strokes and the use of long term medication.
Is this a result of eating less fat, more carbs?
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