Weight loss is what low carb diets are probably best known for, and for good reason. Avoiding carbs is much easier than counting calories and fits into most people's lifestyles better actually. a 2014 study found that in overweight individuals low carb diets were more effective for weight loss than a low-fat one. This study was performed with 148 people over 12 months. The cause for this incredible weight loss efficacy is that without insulin your body isn't signaling adipose tissue to store the glucose in the bloodstream, and is, in fact, tapping into glycogen for energy, a form of emergency reserve, and will ultimately turn to burning fat once there is no more glycogen.Next