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Low Carb Vegan Diet for Bodybuilders

low carb vegan diet tofu

If you don't like tofu, you're probably not cooking it right! Don't miss out on this perfect low carb vegan protein source.

Do Low Carb Vegan Diets Work?

Low carb vegan diets are possible for vegans and vegetarians alike! Cory McCarthy uses the low carb vegan diet for weight loss.

Watch the video to find out how you could follow a low carb vegan diet.

Why Low Carb Vegan?

A plant-based ketogenic diet does not appear to have the same health risks as a conventional keogenic diet (that contains red meat etc.).

Some people prefer keto, or have a medical condition like epilepsy that is aided by eating a ketogenic diet.

​Some people find that ketogenic diets can also be useful for feeling satiated while dieting.

REFERENCES

The effect of a plant-based low-carbohydrate ("Eco-Atkins") diet on body weight and blood lipid concentrations in hyperlipidemic subjects: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19506174

Therapeutic Success of the Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment Option for Epilepsy: a Meta-analysis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24910737

Effects of a high-protein ketogenic diet on hunger, appetite, and weight loss in obese men feeding ad libitum: https://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/1/44.full

Is carbohydrate needed to further stimulate muscle protein synthesis/hypertrophy following resistance exercise? https://www.jissn.com/content/10/1/42

Your Brain On Ketones: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201104/your-brain-ketones

​Song clip during training sequence from "Ghost Love Score" by Nightwish (from the album "Once", 2004).

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