I’m hoping someone can help me with something that is confusing me.
I understand that (apart from other health benefits) the reason for being low carb is so that your body will begin to use fat as fuel, thereby leading to fat loss. Do insulin levels have anything to do with weight loss? More specifically, does maintaining a steady insulin level assist with losing weight?
So my question is, do you need to do both (low carb and steady blood sugar levels) in order to maximize weight loss? To my mind, they are two separate metabolic processes.
To give an example, if you eat something low carb, but that has a sweetener in it that causes your blood sugar to rise, what is the effect? Does your body still burn fat as fuel?