Study: Carb Binges don't cause Weight Gain? | Where do the calories go?

PhD student shares a study on what happens to your body after binging on a huge carbohydrate meal, plus what to do afterwards to prevent weight gain!
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[@slayqueen5996]

Yay. I’m losing weight finally by ditching keto and eating carbs!!! 💃

[@Atheria444]

Although I still deal with some calorie fears, I have noticed in the past that if I overeat carbs...I get physically warm/hot.

[@yolandabreton3904]

me too!

[@carlmiller1897]

Its good i used to always have cold hands

[@user-xc9xe9lw2h]

calories are a source of energy aka heat.

[@arianahelvie5033]

Sometimes my face gets really hot and red too. Is that normal?

[@chrisf8293]

I eat a ridiculous amount of carbs on most days, and as long as I keep my fat intake low I never seem to gain weight from it. The fact that the body only seems to store carbs as fat as a last option makes sense, because otherwise I would be 400 pounds by now 😂

[@scorpiovegan5887]

Came across this video after feeling bad about myself after what i felt was "overeating" some carbs after i was too busy that day to eat, this made me feel so much better.... thank you.

[@MichePhD]

I'm so glad I could help you feel better :) Personally after reading so much of this type of research, I never feel bad for "overeating" carbs!

[@alicewatts]

Yesss!! I can certainly attest this is true! I lost 20 lbs eating a NET of 2,400 calories a day!

[@MichePhD]

That's so inspiring!! I hope the rest of the world starts to wake up soon and realize you don't have to be miserable to be a healthy weight :)

[@anth115]

​@@MichePhD1979 study found?

[@anth115]

​@@MichePhDthe other study you had trouble finding on internet

[@magnuslindstrom6683]

Im eating like 6000 calories of carbs because I can’t stop binging... zero fat foods like potatoes and beans and grains and idk. I haven’t really gained fat, but I’m always hungry and bloated that’s the only problem

[@jasmine_5510]

Have you gained weight?

[@ubizmo]

I love the missing calorie mystery. Of course, the other takeaway, which you mention but needs to be really hammered, is that when you follow a HC diet, every gram of fat you eat *will* get pushed into storage. This is also why people on keto diets have to be careful to restrict their protein as well as carbs. Since protein also stimulates insulin release, albeit somewhat less than carbs, a high-protein high-fat meal will cause a substantial amount of the fat eaten to be deposited into fat cells. I think this is why so many people plateau on keto diets well before they achieve goal weight. It's just really hard to eat almost no carbs and limit protein as well. It's not easy to do HCLF and keep fat really low, but between the two I'd say it's more sustainable than strict keto, having done both.

[@emaanzubair3361]

You're so enthusiastic about what you teach. Keep it up!

[@MichePhD]

Thank you!

[@makhavani6034]

Great video. My weight loss journey was more positive when i ate more carbs. I could not understand why. Npw i know finally.

[@MichePhD]

Thank you! I'm glad this sheds some light on that.

[@spearsg]

Really great how you're always backing up your spew with studies, unlike many other channels, which have only spew. EDIT: And it's really refreshing after many years of keto spew -- which worked for me in the 1st week ( awesome ) and then never again matching those losses, living with compromised energy and cravings, attaining the coveted 'fat adaptation' which was a big meh... Now to find carbs again. yes. Bless you child

[@MissKaylie96]

you should do videos more like this. i personally love them and i'm sure many others do as well

[@sharongetachew9360]

The missing carbs might have been burnt off through thermogenesis. Body heat?

[@katzberlin1060]

Hey Miche, I know this vid is 5 years old already and maybe I am late to the party haha...but I love love love your videos, and am really grateful that I found you. I am also trying to recover from 20+ years of disordered eating...in January this year a strict Keto Diet finally helped me out of the binge and purge-circle, but I realized pretty soon, that my body didnt like keto at all (I had the itchiest keto rash for over 2 months, also I am actually almost vegan and had to implement a lot of milk products, which my body and stomach also didnt like. And I am not even talking about the social problems that come with eating keto (restaurants etc). So now I am slowly trying to eat kiiind of intuitive...still try to take care of added sugar and gluten and I am still a bit too used to the high fat because of keto. I would love to try high carb low fat... could you, by any chance, recommend a page with recipes or just general ideas for meals? As I am a bit lost at the moment... Thank you so much for your useful and great content! Greeting from Fania

[@Kobayashhi]

Fascinating study, thanks for breaking it down. For long term, just look at asians in countryside Thailand or China who binge on rice & fruits. They're lean AF.

[@sammy8888ful]

I love your study videos!

[@MichePhD]

Thank you!

[@noctegonzo]

That extrapolation certainly makes sense. What a fascinating find!

[@MichePhD]

Thank you!

[@SugarGotAlongway2catchme]

This is awesome . More high carb low fat studies please

[@user-xc9xe9lw2h]

It makes sense because in nature all animals do is eat all day and they aren't fat. If an animal eats a diet that isn't meant for them (such as how cats and dogs get fat) than they will get fat. If an animal eats their right, natural diet, then it will be highly unlikely that one will gain weight.

[@MichePhD]

So true!

[@veranakhim]

this study is quite confusing to me, I used to be borderline obese when I consumed lots of crabs and now that I eat keto I'm losing the weight with lots of healthy fats in my diet. Most ppl I know who overeat carbs are also overweight or obese.

[@ConsciousCreatorbyCelia]

What did they eat for lunch and dinner? Or did they only have the breakfast? This is not very clear and obviously affects the outcome

[@MalloriD21]

I dont get why i had a lottle carbs yesterday and im up a pound overnight. I had potato cakes. The rest i ate for the day was fruit or protein. Like what happened 😧😭

[@JazzBear]

So, if I consistently keep my fat intake below 10 grams per day will I lose weight?

[@brittneymoore3198]

This is amazing! Thanks for all you do. My question is what’s the best way to lose the last 5 pounds? It seems impossible.

[@Babesinthewood97]

Did they not eat anything else that day?

[@davida72]

I read somewhere that men and womens bodies do not burn the same amount of fat so i hope women can take part of a similar study.

[@MichePhD]

Women and men aren't always as different as people think with these types of physiological things, but I hope so too!

[@TheQueensWish]

I recently discovered the joy of Açaí bowls. I totally love them. But …. are they just full of fruit carbs and will lead to weight gain?

[@CalitranoN]

So how much glycogen can you store ? Can you eat carbs forever?

[@theneverending9319]

Dunno mine sure did 😂😂

[@billburgess9100]

Some people might consider the message here as blasphemy , but it's backed up by good studies so what's killing you: the fatty meat meal or the sweet desert ?

[@griettheuwissen7283]

super interesting study. But what happens if initially you store the extra calories as glycogen but you don't exercise all that much? Does it still get stored as fat?

[@2Modernwarfare]

Griet Theuwissen yes you need to deplete your glycogen storages

[@thankyoujesus2836]

What if they’re just being used for bodily functions

[@IvanBFit]

Great video! Thank you 🙌

[@CassieLovell]

Great video Miche!!! Yes

[@MichePhD]

Thanks Cassie!!

[@marieee__575]

I hope I will lose weight with HCLF diet because since june (5 months now omg) I'm recovered from anorexia nervosa ( it lasted 6 years), I gained weight (mostly with a lot of chocolate = lot of fat 😐), and since one or two months I eat HCLF but I can't lose any weight...I overshot my weight set-point! I do water retention a lot too. I readed also that carbs, even in a huge quantity can makes you fat. I'm totally lost as you can see 🙄 do you think I will lose all the extra weight with a huge quantity of carbs, even after eating disorder? Because I love so much carbs and some vegans scared me with their weight gain on a HCLF diet with the calorie in/calorie out theory... I'm so sorry to bother you, but I loveeeee your videos and I'm very curious 😍 (sorry for my english btw, I'm French so I am able to make mistakes)

[@johncalvaresi7873]

Very good video ! Thank you!

[@samjordan1577]

Cya later ima eat a pound of rice

[@justinwerner8507]

Did they eat anything else after the 2200 breakfast?

[@SugarGotAlongway2catchme]

Do you have more videos about high carb low fat weight loss?

[@paal1576]

Shalom and namaste My personal life experience of more than 5decades corroborate the study conclusions that carbs do NOT make one fat; I weigh the same today as I did in high school. Jus sayin

[@lunamorvran8202]

This is confusing didn't the debunk the fat is bad theory with several studies? What about all the people becoming obese after they increased sugar in the food to make up for the fat they took out. There is a study somewhere to prove every freaken theory bias if you want it to. Was this study replicated with the same results? How is it carnivore and keto people are losing weight and having positive health outcomes? None of the info anybody gives seems to make any sense. It's so frustrating.

[@andrewchim807]

Could it have been stored as resistant starch in the intestines?

[@estherkasozi4202]

But people lose weight on low carb soooo Im confused here if you eat over your recommended daily amount whether its fat carbs or protein you will put on weight unless you burn more than you eat

[@Skirkly]

I'll just try to eat a balanced diet. I'm not keto and don't ascribe to that madness, but I am not quite sure about eating so many carbs ALL the time. Maybe once for a research trial.... But I'm no scientist. I just know if I eat bread and certain carbs over and over, I start gaining weight.

[@heavenonearth1604]

WHITE WONDER BREAD HAS 140 CALORIES PER 2 OZ SERVING 3 GRAMS OF FIBER AND 5 GRAMS OF PROTEIN NOT BAD. LIKE YOUR CHANNEL

[@THEOvERSiZEDMeATBALL]

wait though, what about after there glycogen stores fully filled. what if they did this with there glycogen store full already. there body would then not have any other option but to then store it as fat.

[@KarmicWealth]

Wait. Wait. Wait. Was this there only meal?

[@victoriaspanos4307]

So the men in the study didn’t eat the rest of the day? Would the results vary if they ate more carb meals during the day?

[@MichePhD]

Great question! The study did not mention other meals--but I imagine that could definitely change things, and is worth studying.

[@goku445]

You rock!

[@Adrivan]

Ok, so then how is fat tissue created in your body? From eating protein and fat only? Then why some diets like Atkins and Dukan which are high protein & very low carbs are such a success? I've followed the Dukan diet for 2 months and I ate as much as I liked without counting calories, but only protein and fat, keeping carbs at a minimum. Lost on average about 2 kg / week

[@annetted5435]

how do they measure the metabolism was using fat? I am not familiar

[@AllMyHobbies]

if you did not eat the fat and only way more carbs then you can burn. then you will store it. your body has no choice it can only store so much before it has to start storing as fat

[@cek4324]

Question is what happens when you eat on top of full glycogen

[@artintheraw]

Thank you - very interesting. How do you think this relates to carb cycling?

[@alpha7ization]

I heard the excess carbs are burned as body heat

[@MichePhD]

Yes, that is one possibility!

[@vskleong]

Very interesting. You are very well informed with all the evidence. But my question is if total calories exceeds my basal metabolic i will not put on weight as long as total calories come from high carb diet?

[@MichePhD]

Thank you! That does seem to be the case, both in the limited studies on it and a lot of anecdotal evidence.

[@vinylcyanide]

Thanks for this, super interesting! :)

[@MichePhD]

Thank you! :)

[@thankyoujesus2836]

Would have loved to know if their glycogen stores were empty

[@ninawillow2429]

I love your videos!

[@kaytjekaytie]

Why don’t u talk about protein in these videos

[@morelbliss78]

Thanks for the video. So what about the combo of insulin and cortisol when having carbs; does that make de novo lipogenesis more likely to occur?

[@PinkFlowers365]

great info tysm

[@downrightsuperb5690]

Fascinating!

[@MichePhD]

Thank you!

[@nonamedlish]

I'm surprised at how little fat they burned since they were sedentary. I thought that the major energy source would be fat, but it was only 20%. Does this mean that the high carb meal turned to favoring glucose burning? I didn't think that effect would last all day though. I thought it would go back to normal after an hour or so

[@MichePhD]

That's a great point. I believe the gram amount of fats may have been normal, but because extra calories were being expended after the overfeeding, it was lower as a percentage of total substrate metabolism.

[@rez4998]

What if someone eats 2000 caleries of pure sugar like candy or something (low fat) does that make you gain visceral fat from the fructose?

[@rez4998]

I'm just poor and eat a lot of caleries when i work out and i cant afford healtgy caleries sometimes so I'll just eat an entire tin of vegan brownies and jello pudding lol. 2000 caleries for like 3 dollars. I eat canned beans and veggies too

[@beautifulwaterfalls7727]

I've always loved carbs so much. It will be easy for me to lose weight now because of your videos! I really appreciate this! Thank you so much! Goodbye fat hello again carbs! Yaaaaaahhh!!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😂😁😂😂

[@MichePhD]

Aw yay I'm glad! Thank you! :)

[@jinran113]

What carbs do you recommend? fruit? sugar? starch? thank you!

[@MichePhD]

All of the above, especially vegetables and whole grains! (My suggestion of order would be starch > fruit > sugar)

[@ameri16]

That's AWESOME 👏🏻

[@MichePhD]

Isn't it a cool result?!

[@fmango]

Wait, by that logic, people on the keto diet should not be losing weight due to the large amount of fat the diet suggests.

[@ubizmo]

The keto diet attempts to keep insulin levels continuously low so that fat cells can release fat to be used as fuel. When insulin levels are up this is virtually impossible. Since protein also stimulates insulin release, a keto diet for weight loss must also limit protein, so that at least 75% of energy is from fat alone. On the HCLF diet, body fat gets burned, as Vegan Miche explains in this video, presumably during the time between meals when insulin levels fall. And part of the HCLF approach is that the fat restriction improves insulin sensitivity so this can happen.

[@HKotolos]

Great video

[@MichePhD]

Thank you! :)

[@TheKendrealee]

This study was done on men as so many studies are. There are biological differences in metabolism for men and women. So this may not be helpful to women, especially aging women with wild hormone fluctuations.

[@MichePhD]

Yes it is unfortunate so many studies are done in just men. But I have other videos showing almost exactly the same thing, that include women!

[@TheKendrealee]

@@MichePhD Well, now I am intrigued! I will look for those videos! Thank you. I can say I was straight Keto for awhile, now low carb. I find my body still performs well energy wise on anything between 50-100 grams of carbs per day. I source these mainly from vegetables but I do have many keto and non keto snacks in my pantry. I eat proteins and healthy fats as well for satiety. I also eat fruits often which was a BIG NO NO on keto. Overall, keto made me feel more in control, less fatigued, no cravings and crashes but the diet was just so boring after awhile. Very limited unless you spend time cooking your own dishes all the time which I am not big into lol. The key for me is keeping processed sugar at bay as that is what causes the crashes and low energy in me. Thank you for replying!

[@donwinston]

A hot woman with a PhD. It doesn't get any better.

[@buckfieldpaul2606]

Wot sort of crabs (e.g. Sugar)

[@clockworkalmond1032]

.... wow. I would not expect my body to do that. (yes!! confuse science!) But great video!

[@michaelaustria208]

💙🌱💙

[@panduwobbles2419]

lol