**Do carbs make you fat?**
When searching the web you will see both sides of the story. Some articles say yes, others say no, claiming that it is a myth.
The truth of the matter is that eating an excess of any caloric food will make you gain weight.
Let's define "excess" based off of this study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7598063/
If you eat an excess of 50% compared to your baseline, you will burn most of those calories off, independent of the source of the calories. Though carbs burn better than fats.
If you increase the excess to 75%, then most of those calories will be stored and not burnt off.
More interesting studies:
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@barefootstache From my expierence carbs arent about how easy you burn them, its how long you have to urn them.
Excess carbs trigger insulin which causes your body to store the carbs as long-term fat. So you have a small window to burn it before they arent accessible.
Moreover it triggers hunger sooner compelling you to eat more.
@freemo One factor that is overlooked often is fiber.
Fiber will definitely make you feel fuller faster and there are some studies showing that people who eat high fiber diets, consume on average less calories than those who don't follow such diets.
@barefootstache Yes, unburned free sugars in your bloodstream definitely get stored as fat.
I'd recommend looking up the minimum amount of protein you need to eat based on your weight, activity level, etc, and make sure you hit that target every day. Then, mess around with carbs and fat and see how you feel. I have two copies of the hunter-gatherer gene variant (CLTCL1), so I do best on a low carb/no carb (keto) diet.
@thalweg I have looked into the whole diet realm and from most of the research I have read is that daily maintenance of macros and micros is not needed as long as the average is correct. Most negative effects of not eating enough of any micronutrient first happen after about three weeks.
Haven't taken a gene test yet, though from years of tracking my diet, I can say I function best on high carb diet. This eases my passion for being an endurance athlete, since the majority of them follow such a diet.
@barefootstache Regarding the gene test, I submitted a basic 23andme saliva test, downloaded the data, and submitted it to Promethease for analysis. There were quite a few interesting results. I recommend it.
