Although diets vary in their recommendations , as a general rule , a low carb diet is synonymous with a high-fat and moderate protein diet . When carbohydrate intake is restricted , the insulin level decreases and the glucagon level increases . Glucagon is a hormone that causes body fat to be burned and cholesterol to be removed from the arteries . If carbohydrates are severely restricted , the body goes into a state of ketosis , burning fat with the subsequent production of ketone bodies in the...











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