100g of Lentils is a lot more food than 100g of mushrooms though.
Also, you do need some fat and carbs in your diet to, you know, live.
Also, you do need some fat and carbs in your diet to, you know, live.
What of them you need, you can make it, gluconeogenesis and such. Proteins on the other hand...
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7341377/#:~:tex....
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/diabetic-ketoacidosis.ht...
Absolutely agreed that fat and carbs are part of a balanced diet, but many foods and cuisines have poor macro nutrient ratios and, as hiddencost states, it is all about the ratios.
FWIW, I have been massively successful in eliminating "dadbod" and getting to a super healthy weight by using this diet for several years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nR1juKxIRM
The TLDR is ~.8grams of protein per pound of body weight, small portions of carbs and fat and half your plate should be low calorie vegetables.