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Episode 341: New Study Questions Low Carbohydrate Performance Deficit

Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter

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Low Carbohydrate Diet

30% of the participants on the low carbohydrate diet actually had peak fat oxidation, it's greater than 1.85 grams per minute. The mean carb oxidation rates dropped pretty significantly with low carbohydrate individuals by about 54%. So in short, they were using less carbs and more fat across those intensities. And I think we'd expect to see some other cardiovascular changes.

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