Published: 03/06/2025

Energy Requirement is Higher During Weight-Loss Maintenance in Adults Consuming a Low-Compared with High-Carbohydrate Diet

This study reports secondary outcomes from Ebbeling et al. 2020. Mean estimated energy requirement was high in the low-versus high carbohydrate group in several models of varying covariate structure involving intention-to-treat and per protocol analysis. Differences ranged from 181-323 calories per day.

References:

Ebbeling (2020). “Energy Requirement is Higher During Weight-Loss Maintenance in Adults Consuming a Low-Compared with High-Carbohydrate Diet.” J Nutr