BMJ November 2018 PMID 30429127

Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial.

Cara B Ebbeling, Henry A Feldman, Gloria L Klein, Julia M W Wong, Lisa Bielak, Sarah K Steltz, Patricia K Luoto, Robert R Wolfe, William W Wong, David S Ludwig

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What people are saying

Several discussions reference the specifics of the study, such as how subjects on a low carbohydrate diet burned over 200 additional calories compared to those on a higher carbohydrate diet. Phrases like 'the most read article of 2018' highlight the significant attention this study has garnered. The tone ranges from curious to critical, illustrating varying levels of support or skepticism regarding the conclusions of the research.

AgreementModerate agreement

Many posts show a general acceptance of the study's findings regarding low carbohydrate diets and energy expenditure.

InterestHigh interest

Discussion shows strong engagement with the research topic and relevance to current dietary trends.

EngagementModerate engagement

While some posts delve into specifics about the methodologies and results, others remain surface-level.

ImpactHigh impact

There is a widespread belief that the research has the potential to influence dietary recommendations significantly.

Abstract in brief

  • The study examined how different carbohydrate-to-fat ratios in diets affect energy expenditure in adults during weight loss maintenance over 20 weeks.
  • Participants who followed a low carbohydrate diet experienced a significant increase in total energy expenditure, with an increase of 209 kcal/day compared to those on a high carbohydrate diet.
  • The findings suggest that lower carbohydrate intake boosts energy expenditure, which may aid in maintaining weight loss more effectively.

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gary taubes
@garytaubes · X

@FoodFirst_Ty Chef Ty, You keep using that word "debunked." I do not think you know what that word means. https://t.co/zFw912oIpO Still, here's one trial from @davidludwigmd: https://t.co/8J09OF5s59 And here's a recent meta-analysis: https://t.co/MO0BFmy6Yt Best, gt

Mar 29, 2021 · 30 likes · 1 share · 119,624 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

2/6) First, consider weight loss. RCT data show that carbohydrate restriction can increase total energy expenditure in a dose-response manner Thus, ketogenic - be virtue of being very low carb - may have an edge in terms of energy expenditure https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Jan 22, 2023 · 22 likes · 108,766 followers View post →
Dr. David Ludwig
@davidludwigmd · X

@JohnSpeakman4 @gfj1979 @BenBikmanPhD @JimJohnsonSci Let's make this easy, John. Links to some of our articles considering insulin relative to glucagon for fat storage: https://t.co/lsX68yIsPI https://t.co/YAiK1iQEk1 https://t.co/xDosEmFSFv https://t.co/5Xsdqy3xeM https://t.co/SNtThjPbPd https://t.co/z3LVoJEiwl A handy collage

Mar 3, 2020 · 20 likes · 5 shares · 43,414 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

@oldglstuf https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Mar 31, 2024 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 108,766 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

2/ This was an extension of the Harvard Framingham State Food Study from 2018, which also showed higher carb lower fat maintainence diets lead to lower total exergy expenditure than #LCHF https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14 ...

Apr 15, 2021 · 9 likes · 3 shares · 108,766 followers View post →
Sergio Anaya | Divulgación científica
@ParaTuVitalidad · X

Además, las dietas bajas en carbohidratos también pueden ser efectivas para la pérdida de peso https://t.co/WwdUPFczl6

Mar 10, 2023 · 6 likes · 2,504 followers View post →

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Karen Early
@Fides_et_Ratio9 · X

Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial | The BMJ https://t.co/YVbI9wUpjO

Aug 3, 2025 · 289 followers View post →
しゅうま
@shuma_fit · X

最大で1日あたり200〜300kcal、低炭水化物ダイエットは体重維持中の消費エネルギーを増加させると判明。特にインスリン分泌が多い人は、糖質制限により基礎代謝が活性化し、リバウンドを防ぎやすくなります。対策:高インスリン反応体質の人は、糖質制限が特に有効です。 https://t.co/xUB7WBdBsz

Jul 27, 2025 · 4 followers View post →
jacob seidell
@jaapseidell · X

@FConijnGZO In het CIM model: koolhydraat restrictie laat het rustmetabolisme stijgen. https://t.co/efaSN5m0sr

Aug 21, 2024 · 11,223 followers View post →
ziggywest
@ziggywest99 · X

@CarloItalo1234 @nicknorwitz Have you taken a look at the study by David Ludwig "Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial?" Can you explain why subjects on a 20% carb-diet burned more than 200 more cals in comparison to those on 60% carb-diet?

Aug 7, 2024 · 9 followers View post →
Bartosz Czekała
@UniversOfMemory · X

@PawelJagielski_ @TomaszTukajski Paniew Pawle. Ameryka to to nie jest. Ameryka jest to, ze makrosladniki odzywcze i ich proporcje maja wplyw na metabolizm. Przyklad z brzegu: Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance RT Consistent with the carbohydrate-insulin mode

Jul 4, 2024 · 4 likes · 5,130 followers View post →
Koushik
@koushikphysio · X

RT @nicknorwitz: @oldglstuf https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Mar 31, 2024 · 4 shares · 517 followers View post →
High Plains Drifter
@HighPlains777 · X

RT @nicknorwitz: @oldglstuf https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Mar 31, 2024 · 4 shares · 1,052 followers View post →
CarnivoreCymru
@CarnivoreCymru · X

RT @nicknorwitz: @oldglstuf https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Mar 31, 2024 · 4 shares · 58 followers View post →
Brian Cates - Political Columnist & Pundit
@drawandstrike · X

RT @nicknorwitz: @oldglstuf https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Mar 31, 2024 · 4 shares · 303,798 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

@oldglstuf https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Mar 31, 2024 · 13 likes · 4 shares · 108,766 followers View post →
joseph anya
@josephanyaa · X

@afalli @g_diets_ 1. https://t.co/F3LtZjpbut 2. https://t.co/nGemIjIPTt 3. https://t.co/YsPsD99jrO 4. https://t.co/7yAG0ex80I

Feb 7, 2024 · 3,950 followers View post →
billrobo
@billrobo · X

Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial | The BMJ https://t.co/ARr1dy291Z

Dec 28, 2023 · 518 followers View post →
Kent Leigh
@the_kentleigh · X

@ag_writez @BioLayne https://t.co/bNmGF6D1w9

Mar 28, 2023 · 544 followers View post →
Sergio Anaya | Divulgación científica
@ParaTuVitalidad · X

Además, las dietas bajas en carbohidratos también pueden ser efectivas para la pérdida de peso https://t.co/WwdUPFczl6

Mar 10, 2023 · 6 likes · 2,504 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

2/6) First, consider weight loss. RCT data show that carbohydrate restriction can increase total energy expenditure in a dose-response manner Thus, ketogenic - be virtue of being very low carb - may have an edge in terms of energy expenditure https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14

Jan 22, 2023 · 22 likes · 108,766 followers View post →
Raphael Sirtoli
@raphaels7 · X

@adamcifu @DoctorTro @AntellPhilippa @LowCarbEyeDoc @ethanjweiss @MaxJordan_N https://t.co/0jhPyIfMda ITT analysis with n=162 for total energy expenditure: low-carb showed a linear trend of⬆️52 kcal/day (95% CI 23-82) for every 10%⬇️in the contribution of carbs to total energy intake (P=0.002) RCT

Apr 25, 2022 · 8,595 followers View post →
yoshi_ko
@rosy_style · X

RT @iamojsn: 結局どっちもカロリーコントロールの産物だけど、面白いのが、同じカロリーに揃えた場合、個人的に空腹感が強いのはローファット。 https://t.co/jSp5jY3lU4 The Ketogenic Diet for Bodybuilders an…

Mar 5, 2022 · 1 share · 722 followers View post →
OJSN
@iamojsn · X

結局どっちもカロリーコントロールの産物だけど、面白いのが、同じカロリーに揃えた場合、個人的に空腹感が強いのはローファット。 https://t.co/jSp5jY3lU4 The Ketogenic Diet for Bodybuilders and Physique Athletes : Strength & Conditioning Journal - https://t.co/EjxCrNmqgZ

Mar 5, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 14,996 followers View post →
gary taubes
@garytaubes · X

@EscapeLow @bellumjustum @BiggestComeback @DamirPerkovic @KenDBerryMD @mercola https://t.co/8J09OF5s59

Oct 11, 2021 · 3 likes · 119,624 followers View post →
DietWeightLossProducts
@DietWei88284829 · X

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Sep 17, 2021 · 1 followers View post →
Simon Dankel
@simondankel · X

RT @davidludwigmd: @JohnSpeakman4 @gfj1979 @BenBikmanPhD @JimJohnsonSci Let's make this easy, John. Links to some of our articles consideri…

May 1, 2021 · 5 shares · 762 followers View post →
Tim Noakes
@ProfTimNoakes · X

RT @nicknorwitz: 2/ This was an extension of the Harvard Framingham State Food Study from 2018, which also showed higher carb lower fat mai…

Apr 15, 2021 · 3 shares · 158,500 followers View post →
Frederic Danel
@Frederic_Danel · X

RT @nicknorwitz: 2/ This was an extension of the Harvard Framingham State Food Study from 2018, which also showed higher carb lower fat mai…

Apr 15, 2021 · 3 shares · 335 followers View post →
jendugeña
@cheez_miss · X

RT @nicknorwitz: 2/ This was an extension of the Harvard Framingham State Food Study from 2018, which also showed higher carb lower fat mai…

Apr 15, 2021 · 3 shares · 401 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

2/ This was an extension of the Harvard Framingham State Food Study from 2018, which also showed higher carb lower fat maintainence diets lead to lower total exergy expenditure than #LCHF https://t.co/lLDJaIlK14 ...

Apr 15, 2021 · 9 likes · 3 shares · 108,766 followers View post →
Emad
@healOMF · X

RT @garytaubes: @FoodFirst_Ty Chef Ty, You keep using that word "debunked." I do not think you know what that word means. https://t.co/zFw…

Mar 31, 2021 · 1 share · 187 followers View post →
gary taubes
@garytaubes · X

@FoodFirst_Ty Chef Ty, You keep using that word "debunked." I do not think you know what that word means. https://t.co/zFw912oIpO Still, here's one trial from @davidludwigmd: https://t.co/8J09OF5s59 And here's a recent meta-analysis: https://t.co/MO0BFmy6Yt Best, gt

Mar 29, 2021 · 30 likes · 1 share · 119,624 followers View post →
Raphael Sirtoli
@raphaels7 · X

well played sir, well played

Feb 23, 2021 · 2 likes · 8,595 followers View post →
Raphael Sirtoli
@raphaels7 · X

@tednaiman Ludwig '18 https://t.co/Lo563JnHPS “According to the [CIH] model of obesity, the increased ratio of [insulin/glucagon] concentrations after consumption of a meal with a high glycemic load directs metabolic fuels away from oxidation & toward storage in adipose tissue predictions

Jan 27, 2021 · 8,595 followers View post →
Bhopender Thakur
@TheBhupiThakur · X

RT @nick_krontiris: Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial (open access)…

Jan 25, 2021 · 1 share · 1,369 followers View post →
gary taubes
@garytaubes · X

@SamueleMarcora @ClemmensenC @whsource @tonofbuns @FrogHarmless @DiscoStew66 You have to fix calories. Ebbeling et al tested it and so did Hall et al. Different results. Clearly needs more tests. https://t.co/8J09OF5s59 https://t.co/3iGwjQWjdL

Jan 9, 2021 · 1 like · 119,624 followers View post →
Aul
@MuhammadAuliaR6 · X

gaiss bantu aku milih jurnal haha 1. Impact of High-Carbohydrate Diet on Metabolic Parameters in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes 2. Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial iseng aja hehe

Dec 7, 2020 · 261 followers View post →
Michelle Jones
@Michell66053434 · X

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Nov 5, 2020 · 20 followers View post →
Andy Vermaut
@AndyVermaut · X

Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial https://t.co/6QxqjrjrQ0

Nov 4, 2020 · 31,300 followers View post →
Andy Vermaut
@AndyVermaut · X

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Nov 4, 2020 · 31,300 followers View post →
Bhopender Thakur
@TheBhupiThakur · X

@The_Nutrivore https://t.co/9XWsLM6zka here is the ludwig paper

Oct 9, 2020 · 1 like · 1,369 followers View post →
Peter Miles
@PeterMilesMD · X

@TheBhupiThakur The closest thing you can read that seems to support LC is a study made by another LC zealot, Doctor Ludwig. It has been peer reviewed and many flaws have been found that made the conclusions absoluting misleading: https://t.co/Qks4fewlGY response: https://t.co/YGwe1B1tI8

Sep 2, 2020 · 1 like · 362 followers View post →
Boris Dufournet MD
@BDufournet · X

RT @davidludwigmd: @JohnSpeakman4 @gfj1979 @BenBikmanPhD @JimJohnsonSci Let's make this easy, John. Links to some of our articles consideri…

Mar 3, 2020 · 5 shares · 355 followers View post →
Ellen Wetherill
@afashionfan · X

RT @davidludwigmd: @JohnSpeakman4 @gfj1979 @BenBikmanPhD @JimJohnsonSci Let's make this easy, John. Links to some of our articles consideri…

Mar 3, 2020 · 5 shares · 2,279 followers View post →
DoctorTro
@DoctorTro · X

RT @davidludwigmd: @JohnSpeakman4 @gfj1979 @BenBikmanPhD @JimJohnsonSci Let's make this easy, John. Links to some of our articles consideri…

Mar 3, 2020 · 5 shares · 160,563 followers View post →
Peter Voshol
@Peter_Voshol · X

RT @davidludwigmd: @JohnSpeakman4 @gfj1979 @BenBikmanPhD @JimJohnsonSci Let's make this easy, John. Links to some of our articles consideri…

Mar 3, 2020 · 5 shares · 1,927 followers View post →
Dr. David Ludwig
@davidludwigmd · X

@JohnSpeakman4 @gfj1979 @BenBikmanPhD @JimJohnsonSci Let's make this easy, John. Links to some of our articles considering insulin relative to glucagon for fat storage: https://t.co/lsX68yIsPI https://t.co/YAiK1iQEk1 https://t.co/xDosEmFSFv https://t.co/5Xsdqy3xeM https://t.co/SNtThjPbPd https://t.co/z3LVoJEiwl A handy collage

Mar 3, 2020 · 20 likes · 5 shares · 43,414 followers View post →
Simon Manning
@_Simon_K · X

!! Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial https://t.co/dmmDV95Zh7 via @nuzzel

Dec 20, 2019 · 1,759 followers View post →
Ali Madkhali
@AliMadkhali · X

@drfaisalsaud هذي الدراسة توضح ان المجموعة التي كانت على نظام منخفض الكارب (20% كارب) زاد عندهم الحرق و الايض ب 200 كلوري عن المجموعة التي كان نظامها فيه 60% كارب Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial https://t.co/6lMKzpIfVg

Nov 7, 2019 · 103 followers View post →
Eunice@MyBizMarketer
@errandmanagers · X

Top story: Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial | The BMJ https://t.co/yIKOssBtED, see more https://t.co/rraxryjZYO

Oct 22, 2019 · 4,610 followers View post →
MPR - Melhor Prevenir do que Remediar
@Melhor_Prevenir · X

Excelente estudo clínico sobre benefícios dieta low carb. Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial https://t.co/L4nBfPVDBh

Jun 7, 2019 · 1 like · 259 followers View post →
Paul Mason MD
@DrPaulMason · X

@futu00 @JoseAntonioPhD @SBakerMD @FatEmperor @KetoCarnivore @ProfTimNoakes @lowcarb_aus @DaveKeto @lowcarbGP @FructoseNo @petejjacobs @2ketodudes @zoeharcombe @BioLayne @ChrisMasterjohn @mackinprof @whsource @NutritionDanny https://t.co/sM0QhhBOWk "Among participants in the highest third of pre-weight loss insulin secretion, the difference between the low and high carbohydrate diet was 308 kcal/d in the intention-to-treat analysis and 478 kcal/d in the per protocol analysis (P<0.004)."

Mar 30, 2019 · 2 likes · 73,526 followers View post →
Tom
@thedogdiet · X

Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial. https://t.co/lxpHLpkxaV

Mar 26, 2019 · 614 followers View post →
MyHealthyWaist
@MyHealthyWaist · X

Effects of a #low #carbohydrate #diet on energy expenditure during #weightloss maintenance: randomized #trial. https://t.co/8ctEB1n1Ic

Mar 25, 2019 · 623 followers View post →
LolaGolightly
@emcgurk63 · X

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Mar 22, 2019 · 56 followers View post →
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@mauritri · X

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Babs Hogan, MEd
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Feb 7, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,454 followers View post →
Dr Carol Granger
@CarolGranger2 · X

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Feb 7, 2019 · 2 likes · 358 followers View post →
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@HealthyadviceUK · X

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@BugumKeto · X

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Jan 30, 2019 · 562 followers View post →
Freedom Low Carb
@FreedomCarb · X

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Jan 28, 2019 · 15 followers View post →
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@AmyWoodfordATX · X

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Jan 8, 2019 · 915 followers View post →
د.دلال أسامة الكاظمي
@Dalal_Alkazemi · X

النظام الغذائي منخفض في الكربوهيدرات في فترة ثبات الوزن يساهم في زيادة الحرق وانخفاض هرمون الجوع (الغريلين) Effects of a low carbohydrate diet on energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance: randomized trial | The BMJ https://t.co/lUFFNEOG1E

Jan 7, 2019 · 4,580 followers View post →
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@GlobalWeightMgt · X

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Jan 5, 2019 · 413 followers View post →
Dr. Allan Bacon
@MauiAthletics · X

Fat loss is not about avoiding carbs, it's about energy bslance. - The most read article of 2018 published in The BMJ (https://t.co/zv8TlJ9TI5) claimed that restricting dietary… https://t.co/hJgTCv43qK

Jan 5, 2019 · 137 followers View post →