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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guzzler" data-source="post: 1571831" data-attributes="member: 408573">When you switch to a lower carb diet it is a bit of a shock to the body, the whole system needs time to settle in.  Prof. Tim Noakes did trials with athletes and noted that at first performance was slightly worse but in the long run the athletes on low carb outperformed those on a 'normal' diet.  Should you choose LCHF you must replace the carbs with fat and protein.  The type of fat is your own choice be it olive oil or animal fats.Like all new regimes it takes trial and error to get to where you want to be.I do not know much about the Keto diet but the end result is the same, I think, i.e you go into ketosis so the body burns fat instead of carbs.</blockquote>

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