Machine Learning and Ketosis
This is delightfully nerdy and overly analytical, but I can&#x27;t believe someone would go to the extent of creating this yet never think to look for counterarguments against their dieting regimen. Doing this would have given him the answer much sooner.<p>Trying to figure out how the consumption of certain foods correlates with weight gain&#x2F;loss is a waste of time because it&#x27;s simply the caloric content, not the macronutritional content (eg protein vs carbs vs fats). There are dozens of studies showing that only calories matter for weight loss, including vs low-carb, low-fat, and more[1].<p>The author is acting like each food has arbitrary properties that make them food or bad for weight loss. It&#x27;s a good reason to play with ML, but it&#x27;s easier to just count calories. I hate seeing people go down the &quot;good food&#x2F;bad food&quot; path of thinking because they end up overanalyzing the shit out of everything they eat and for no good reason.<p>The glycemic index doesn&#x27;t realistically matter either for a ton of reasons. It hasn&#x27;t been taken seriously as a useful marker when chosing foods for quite some time now. It&#x27;s not a reliable indicator of anything. I posted a summary a few years back that debunks all the insulin&#x2F;GI spike voodoo[2].<p>Low carb diets work, but they only work because they&#x27;re a trick to get you to reduce calories. Look at what you&#x27;re eating and remove all the carb foods. Notice how much your calorie intake dropped. It&#x27;s a simple way of losing weight without counting calories, but that&#x27;s it. The weight loss on keto, atkins, etc have nothing to do with carbs, and everything to do with calorie restriction.<p>It&#x27;s worth noting that low carb diets have great health benefits, however [3].<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;examine.com&#x2F;nutrition&#x2F;what-should-i-eat-for-weight-loss&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;examine.com&#x2F;nutrition&#x2F;what-should-i-eat-for-weight-lo...</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;Fitness&#x2F;comments&#x2F;j853z&#x2F;insulin_an_undeserved_bad_reputation_plus_notes&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;Fitness&#x2F;comments&#x2F;j853z&#x2F;insulin_an_undes...</a><p>[3]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;examine.com&#x2F;nutrition&#x2F;are-there-health-benefits-of-a-low-carb-diet&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;examine.com&#x2F;nutrition&#x2F;are-there-health-benefits-of-a-...</a>