You need a whole lot more info than that to compare diets. And it really matters what happens in the long term not in 4 weeks. You cut your carbs that much you can lose water, glycogen, etc....extend it and see what it looks like after a realistic time frame and you'll prob see it a bit differently.
I read that post too and I was a bit taken aback that someone like Cosgrove would present a few isolated "studies" as evidence of something at a presentation.
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The interesting thing was that the participants were allowed to eat as much food as they wanted within the nutritional guidelines.
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This is the kind of thing I’m talking about. They were “allowed” to eat as much as they wanted. So what? How much DID they eat. Did they eat less because they’re appetites were decreased because of, I don’t know, high fat intake, or ketosis? And it the “weight” loss was an effect of eating less, than it does show that different combos of foods affect appetite but it still comes down to “less calories” which means that in the long term someone not over-eating will have the same results. So there are just too many unanswered questions.
And it guarantee some of the initial weight loss is glycogen related anyway.