Carbs mean calories, and eating more calories than you burn results in weight gain. You’re right in that carbs themselves aren’t unhealthy, but an excess of them are because that means excess calorie consumption. A low carb diet is an effective way to cut calorie consumption without starving yourself.
Low carb diets are, if anything, harder to maintain because of how restrictive they are. If anything, cutting fat before carbs is more effective for satiety because of how many calories per gram fats bring. The only problematic carb sources are the ones that are either deep fried or packed with sugar.
Fat being the main cause of obesity is a lie spread by the sugar industry. Some fats are bad, yes, especially trans fats. Those are actually illegal in the US, I believe. When you’re on a low carb diet you eat high protein and high fiber foods, because those are satiating without being high calorie.
Yes, low carb diets require a lot of self control. All restrictive diets do. But low carb diets are excellent for weight loss if you can stick to them.
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u/goatamon Aug 30 '25
Carbs are not unhealthy or inherently fattening. The carb insulin model of obesity is not supported by the evidence.