The Claim

Men experience greater reductions in visceral fat than women when following a low-carbohydrate diet over a 12-month period.

Source: Effect of low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diet intervention on visceral fat estimated from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in a 12-month randomized controlled trial.

What the research says

Supports is higher

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Supports
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Challenges
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Quantitative
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In plain English

Over 12 months, men lose more visceral fat than women when eating a low-carbohydrate diet.

See the scientific wording

Men experience greater reductions in visceral fat than women when following a low-carbohydrate diet over 12 months, suggesting sex-specific responses to dietary carbohydrate restriction in abdominal adiposity.

Why this might work

Men have higher levels of male hormones that make fat around the organs break down more easily when sugar and carbs are low, while women’s fat storage patterns are less affected by this change.

Suggested mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effect of low-carbohydrate vs low-fat diet intervention on visceral fat estimated from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in a 12-month randomized controlled trial.

    When men and women both ate low-carb diets for a year, men lost more of the dangerous fat around their organs than women did, showing that men and women’s bodies respond differently to low-carb eating.

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