"Not true at all. This blanket statement is far from the truth. Everybody reacts to dieting in vastly differing ways. For some extremely low carb dieting only serves to slow metabolic activity to a halt thus making fat loss nearly impossible. Extremely low carb dieting that doesn't put one into ketosis leaves muscle amino acids vulnerable to being burned to meet energy needs....converted to glucose(glucogenesis). Not all people do well with low carbs, so ignorant concepts like this can be to the detriment of one whom physiologicaly won't burn fat in this environment. The only true constant for weight loss is using more calories than are consumed. We as bodybuildeers have every interest in where those calories are being derived to meet the deficiency. For some who are geneticaly set up carry lesser amounts of muscle mass catabolism becomes of pinnalce importance. If one of these muscle atrophying marvels were to severly limit carbohydrate consumption they would utilize muslce tissue at stunning rates to meet thier energy needs. This has two severly consequential effects. First, the loss of muscle mass slows metabolism. This means less calories burned throughout the day, and as was stated previously; it all comes down to burning more calories than are consumed to loose weight. The second, and most pshycologicaly depressing consequence of losing muscle mass is the loss of shape and definition. What's the point of being lean if there's nothing to show? Low carbs does not neccessarily mean the burning of fat. For some this can be disaster to a physique. Mythical "laws" of dieting like this one need not be perpetuated they should be opinionated.
roland, if you can provide some more detailed infromation about yourself and training it would make things easier to get a handle on your dieting needs. More specific details are needed to get more specific answers."
great majority of people will do best on low-med carbs and low fat, high proteing. Thats why you see most pros follow a nutrient break down somewhere around 15-20%carbs, 10-15%fats, 65-75%protein. Looking at the situation from a bio-chemical stand point, lipids are better utilized for energy in a kreb cycle when the carbs are present but kept low and fats are injested in low amounts, but should not be completely eliminated from ones diet due to esential fatty acids.
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