After losing weight, whether you eat low-carb, medium-carb, or high-carb doesn’t change how much you move around — people stay just as active no matter what diet they’re on.

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During weight-loss maintenance, energy expenditure was higher with lower-carbohydrate diets

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2019 Mar 19

This study checked if people who lost weight moved more or less depending on whether they ate lots, some, or few carbs — and found no difference in how active they were, which matches the claim.

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During weight-loss maintenance, energy expenditure was higher with lower-carbohydrate diets

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DOI: 10.7326/ACPJ201903190-031

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