Hormonal

An 8-week Very Low Carbohydrate Diet (VLCD) in older adults with obesity promotes significantly greater loss of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) compared to a standard low-fat diet, while preserving skeletal muscle mass.

If you are an older adult with obesity, switching to a very low-carbohydrate diet (less than 10% of calories from carbs) for 8 weeks can help you lose visceral and intermuscular fat much faster than a standard low-fat diet, without losing your actual muscle mass. You don't need to count calories strictly; simply prioritizing fats and proteins while keeping carbs very low tends to naturally reduce calorie intake and improve insulin sensitivity.