For endurance athletes, low carb and high fat diet utilizes the high fat oxidation in these athletes compared to a high carb diet. Glycogen stores did not differ between the two groups.
full study of previous abstract: low carb and high fat diet found to maintain muscle glycogen equal to high carb diet in endurance athletes. Endurance athletes have high fat oxidation and this probably only applies to these endurance athletes; I would suspect this high fat oxidation would not be found in other short interval sports i.e. sprinting, football....
Extra-adrenal cortisol production is increased by 11-Beta-HSD1 via low Carb diet. This is counter to that seen in mice studies. The fat content of the diet could explain this. This study looked at men.
only abstract available here. Carbs, particularly high glycemic cars are helpful in recovery. Carbs in the recovery are ket to restoration of muscle glycogen. Immediate supplementation aids glycogen restorations compared to > 2 hours. At 24 hours, there is no difference between early < 2h and delayed >2h; peak glycogen occurs at 24 h in this study.
low carb mediterranean nutrition out performs low fat diet; but both are not served by following weight number. MRI shows that fat mobilization of the superior low carb mediterranean nutrition plan is not adequately reflected in weight measurement.
small study shows that low carb results in greater calories burned in weight loss. The least calories burned goes to low fat diet. Many, many studies have show the negative benefits of a low fat diet.
In this study, a high carbohydrate diet was replaced with a diet higher in monosaturated fats. The result was: a lower carb diet with resultant increase in monosaturated fats resulted in a reduction in triglycerides, reduction in systolic B/P, increase in HDL, and resultant decrease in CVD risk
Diet higher in fats and lower in carbs associated with a reduction in weight, fat mass, improved insulin sensitivity, lowered fasting glucose, and a reduction in TNF-alpha
We have known that diet and brain inflammation were linked. This study shows a link between, what they call High energy diet (better known as high calorie, high fat, high carb...), and altered hippocampus brain function.
Nice study and review of other studies that looked at post-exercise recovery strategies. This authors conclusion, and I concur, is that a mixture of carb 0.8 g/kg and protein 0.2 g/kg mixture immediately and 2 hours post is the best to restore glycogen stores and promote an anabolic state
Only the abstract, but for Diabetics, a ketogenic diet needs to include high fat and low protein. Especially the elimination of animal protein. A transition to a high protein diet will reduce ketosis. The switch to ketosis from glucose will be what improves glycemic control. The primary increase in most ketogenic or "low carb" diets today is an increase in protein.
small study, but complex carbs found to increase Testosterone more than high protein diet. That goes against most marketing. In contrast, cortisol was the opposite.
excessive carb restriction in athletes can lower Testosterone levels and negatively impact Testosterone to cortisol ratio. This will limit performance and hinder recovery.
Ketone bodies have been shown to benefit the mitochondria in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease. This ketosis can be achieved through low carb/protein, high fat diet.