Having a proper diet is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle. Such a lifestyle can be attained by maintaining a balanced diet and meeting all the essential nutrients required by the body. Nutrients can be gained from a plant-based and an animal-based diet. High-fat foods result in excess calorie intake, while high-carb foods cause significant fluctuations in blood glucose and insulin, increasing hunger and leading to overeating.
A study published in Nature Medicine broadens the understanding of how restricting dietary fats or carbohydrates from plant-based or animal-based diet may impact health. The study involved 20 adults (11 men and 9 women) without diabetes, monitored for four weeks. The participants received either a plant-based (low in fats with high glycemic load) or animal-based (low in carbohydrates and glycemic load) diet for two weeks, immediately followed by two weeks of…
