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Weight loss resulting from a low-carbohydrate diet is primarily due to

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water loss ... This is because when you eat carbohydrates, they turn into glycogen which is then stored in your muscles for energy. For every gram of stored glycogen stored, you gain 2.7 grams of water. Therefore a low carb diet would result in weight loss due to water loss.
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