The answer to: "Why am I fat?"

[Coach is Back!]

according to big bad mike mentzer the diet should be.... 25% pro 60% carb 15% fat

Personally, for me when I diet and this was my breakdown for 16 weeks of prep was 45/40/15 didn’t suffer until the last week during depletion

[IroNat]

LOL - I take considerable exception to that aforementioned study. I spent nearly a year on keto (50g give or take carb levels daily)- and my short term, high effort competitive ability went to hell. I was awesome at 1-2 hour efforts but as soon as the field stepped on the gas (5-10K races) I was dropped like a bad habit. I immediately went back on a high carb diet and my performance skyrocketed. That's the thing about these academic studies- "evidence" is often cherry picked.

You agreed with it. 

You:  I was awesome at 1-2 hour efforts

The study: Evidence suggests no decrement to short-duration vigorous-intensity exercise

[loco]

A new textbook for medical students, published July 6, 2023:

Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health 1st Edition



"Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health presents the most up-to-date and evidence-based science and research available in the field of TCR, with the purpose of training medical and allied healthcare professionals on the effective therapeutic use of low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition in clinical practice. This book explores the appropriate, safe, and effective use of TCR to improve patient outcomes in a broad range of chronic metabolic conditions and aims to promote health.

Focused on lifestyle management, health support and the treatment of diseases rooted in poor nutrition, this book explores the role of food and lifestyle modification as medicine and is a valuable resource for nutritionists, dietitians and medical professionals who provide diet-related counselling, as well as those researching or studying related areas.

• Presents new best-practice guidelines for using TCR to treat, improve or reverse nutrition-related metabolic conditions and diseases that were previously thought to have a chronic, irreversible progression
• Provides an overview of the most recent evidence outlining the biochemistry and physiology pertaining to human nutrition and health
• Offers evolutionary and historical context to human nutrition
• Contains clinical practice guidelines for the implementation of TCR from medical practitioners who prescribe TCR in their practices, allowing readers to understand real-life concerns in the field
• Features case studies that provide practical examples of how to assess, monitor and intervene with patients that practitioners encounter in their practices
• Explains the physiology and biochemistry of the normal and pathophysiological state for each condition and links these to the application of TCR"

https://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Science-Therapeutic-Carbohydrate-Restriction/dp/0128216174/ref=sr_1_1