[ROCKLOBSTER]

Really!

Then why do the low-carb diets work?

[Mase]

Yeah, really -- unless you've repealed the first law of thermodynamics. Your suggestions are in total denial of the thermodynamic perspective. I think I'll stick with established science.

People lose weight because they burn more calories than they consume. It has always been this way. I suspect that the low carb diet is, for the most part, a low calorie diet.

Michael Phelps would devour 12,000 calories a day, mostly from carbs, when he was in training. According to you, he's an obese slob.