carbohydrates

The answer is likely that Indians eat an enormous amount of carbohydrates and very little protein.

The issue is more with longer chain fatty acids, particularly palmitic acid (which is the fatty acid your body synthesizes to dispose of excess carbohydrates).

> The answer is likely that Indians eat an enormous amount of carbohydrates and very little protein.

All you need to do in order to reap these benefits is consume the right kind of fermentable carbohydrates.

Commonly, these foods are made up of carbohydrates (such as wheat) but there are fats and proteins as well.

It's a lot harder to restrict calorie intake with a diet mainly comprised of carbohydrates.

My gut unsupported feeling is, people living sedentary lifestyles, which is most people, don't require much in the way of carbohydrates.

This study contradicts the glycemic index theory which claims glucose, specifically rice and potatoes, are the worst carbohydrates sources because they're high-GI.

The body converts all carbohydrates (except fiber) sources to glucose, and then to glycogen.

Because fat has 9 calories / gram, carbohydrates have 5 and water has zero.

Ketosis is a pretty weird state brought on by lack of carbohydrates.

A meal isn't considered complete without the carbohydrates; not so the protein.

Most diet shakes are still in the "fat is bad" mindset, and almost all the calories come from simple carbohydrates.

There is no such a thing as "carbohydrate addiction", our body is built to live off carbohydrates, there is no reason why you should be able get addicted to carbohydrates any more than you can get addicted to water.

"The evidence supports eating foods that are balanced in their portions of carbohydrates, protein, and fiber".

The actual study does give some hints at what the diet is comprised of, "to last 5 days every month and to provide between 34% and 54% of the normal caloric intake with a composition of at least 9%–10% proteins, 34%–47% carbohydrates, and 44%–56% fat".