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What happens to your body if you are consantly dieting on a low calorie and low carb diet, can you gain body fat easier in the long run?
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No: Insulin is a growth hormone for fat cells. if you eat a diet that requires little insulin (low carb) you don't grow fat. It is the sugar that makes you fat not the fat you eat.
Answered 4/26/2015
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Probably, slowly: Depending upon how restrictive is your diet, and how much fat you have lost, you can certainly expect some gain when resuming a more balanced diet. How soon you gain lost fat, would depend on different factors like your absorption or other GI health issues.
Answered 4/26/2015
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