Diet Does Indeed Affect Metabolism, Body Composition,

reports that in a “recent clinical review,” experts argued that “diet does indeed affect metabolism and body composition.” Even though “evidence from human studies remains limited, animal research findings are consistent with a carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, according to” David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD, and Cara B. Ebbeling, PhD, of “the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.” Writing in JAMA Internal Medicine, the pair contended that “the carbohydrate-insulin model holds that eating processed, high–glycemic load carbohydrates causes hormonal changes that promote calorie deposition in fat tissue, aggravate hunger, and reduce energy expenditure.” The piece adds, “The Endocrine Society, in a recent scientific statement, said diet’s effect on obesity risk is largely explainable by calorie intake.” https://fmc-reg.onecount.net/onecount/login/loginlogout.cgi?gid=36971&return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdedge.com%2Fclinicalendocrinologynews%2Farticle%2F169502%2Fobesity%2Fdo-carbs-drive-obesity-evidence-inconclusive-debate&brand=ECEN&sid=og73uduihfumkh5ahg4sj0btu5