Carbohydrate–insulin model
The carbohydrate-insulin model (CIM) posits that obesity is caused by excess consumption of carbohydrate, which then disrupts normal insulin metabolism leading to weight gain and weight-related illnesses. It is contrasted with the mainstream energy balance model (EBM), which holds that obesity is caused by an excess in calorie consumption compared to calorie expenditure. According to the carbohydrate–insulin model, low-carbohydrate diets would be the most effective in causing long-term weight loss. Notable proponents of the carbohydrate–insulin model include Gary Taubes and David Ludwig.[1][2] The CIM has been tested in mice[3] and humans.[4] Although some experts consider that these studies falsified the CIM, proponents disagree.[5] Available evidence does not support the existence of a long-term advantage in weight loss for low-carbohydrate diets.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ludwig, David S; Aronne, Louis J; Astrup, Arne; de Cabo, Rafael; Cantley, Lewis C; Friedman, Mark I; Heymsfield, Steven B; Johnson, James D; King, Janet C; Krauss, Ronald M; Lieberman, Daniel E; Taubes, Gary; Volek, Jeff S; Westman, Eric C; Willett, Walter C; Yancy, William S; Ebbeling, Cara B (2021). "The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114 (6): 1873–1885. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqab270. PMC 8634575. PMID 34515299.
- ^ Taubes, Gary (2022). "The energy balance model compared with the carbohydrate-insulin model". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116 (2): 612–614. doi:10.1093/ajcn/nqac162. PMID 35675308.
- ^ Hu, Sumei; Wang, Lu; Togo, Jacques; Yang, Dengbao; Xu, Yanchao; Wu, Yingga; Douglas, Alex; Speakman, John R. (2019). "The carbohydrate-insulin model does not explain the impact of varying dietary macronutrients on the body weight and adiposity of mice". Molecular Metabolism. 32: 27–43. doi:10.1016/j.molmet.2019.11.010. ISSN 2212-8778. PMC 6938849. PMID 32029228.
- ^ Hall, K. D. (2017). "A review of the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity". European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 71 (3): 323–326. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2016.260. ISSN 1476-5640. PMID 28074888.
- ^ a b Sievenpiper, John L (2020). "Low-carbohydrate diets and cardiometabolic health: the importance of carbohydrate quality over quantity". Nutrition Reviews. 78 (Supplement_1): 69–77. doi:10.1093/nutrit/nuz082. PMC 7390653. PMID 32728757.
Systematic reviews with pairwise and network meta-analyses of the best available evidence have failed to show the superiority of low-carbohydrate diets on long-term clinical weight loss outcomes or that all sources of carbohydrate behave equally.