Study compares low-fat, plant-based diet to low-carb, animal-based diet

[Northerner]

People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose levels, compared to when they ate a low-carbohydrate, animal-based diet, according to a small but highly controlled study at the National Institutes of Health. Led by researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the study compared the effects of the two diets on calorie intake, hormone levels, body weight, and more. The findings, published in Nature Medicine, broaden understanding of how restricting dietary carbohydrates or fats may impact health.

Study compares low-fat, plant-based diet to low-carb, animal-based diet

People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose levels, compared to when they ate a low-carbohydrate, animal-based diet, according to a small but highly controlled study. The study compared the effects of the two diets on calorie intake...

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[everydayupsanddowns]

Seems odd to have very carefully compared diets where two major things were changed. Wonder how you can draw conclusions, or surmise what caused what?

Not read the story yet, but wonder what the relevance was of plant vs animal, when insulin has such an obvious connection to carbs, which were very different between the two diets.

Was it that they couldn’t think of a way to do low carb plant-based?