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Carbs essential to strength, study shows According to a new study from researchers at the University of Connecticut, exercisers who switched from a carb- and protein-balanced nutrition plan to a "ketogenic diet," characterized by very low carbs (about 8 percent of total calories) and high amounts of protein and fat, experienced a 7 percent to 9 percent reduction in peak muscular power over a period of six weeks. The ketogenic plan, the...
