Disclaimer

I am not asking which diet is the safest not claiming any diet is safe or unsafe nor prescribing any diet by asking this

Question

Assuming you eat the same amount of protein and the same amount of non Caloric nutrients and exercise and sleep the same and the same amount of alcohol Calories or no alcohol

Which type of diet will cause you to lose weight the fastest?

@shortstories It does depend on the amount of weight and the timeline, Keto will drop water weight fast as it empties glycogen stores, so if you are talking 10-15 pounds in a month, I would say high fat low carb.
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@adequate

But why do you believe that high Fat low carb results in faster weight loss per time then low Fat low carb?

If high Fat low carb results in Keto then is there any reason that low Fat low carb would not result in Keto?

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@shortstories If your fat to protein ratio is not correct, the body does it's magic and turns proteins into glycogen, which means no ketosis. you're just burning carbs and glycogen if you go low fat low carb, unless you cut your protein.

@adequate

You would be eating the same number of carbs on low Fat low carb as on high Fat low carb

Have I not been specific enough about this

@shortstories it is the fat to protein ratio that will inhibit ketosis, under 30g carbs is a start for the body to look for glycogen stores then fat stores, but if your body is turning protein into glycogen, then the carbs makes no difference to the weight loss, you're in a glycogen cycle and as long as you're eating carbs and protein, your body is making glycogen.

@adequate

I believe that the following diets would be unsafe for most people and so I am not endorsing them

But if someone ate

1000 Calories of fat and 0 calories of everything else including carbs

And someone else ate 0 Calories

who would lose weight faster with the same sleep and exercise routine?

@shortstories sure, starving the body of all sources of energy would result in faster weight loss. I don't typically think of starving as a weight loss plan, but it is an effective one if your goal is fast results regardless the sustainability.
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