Originally Posted by
DaveQ24
This is probably more of a rant thread than a serious question, because I already know that the answer to it is "no".
The question is - has anyone had success in reducing weight and building muscle mass on a high carb diet.
Yes.
Of course it depends how you define "high carb" diet. I eat more grams of carbohydrate than of either protein or fat. I've achieved both of your goals (lose weight, build muscle) on this sort of diet. Not concurrently, though; you can't build much muscle while you're losing weight.
There's nothing inherently fattening about carbs. And they're as important as protein when you build muscle. Less important than protein for preserving muscle tissue while you lose weight though.