Yup - this line of reasoning is also expressed by Dr. Hall, in the slide here [1]. To answer your question, the study specifically states: "On average, body weight changed by less than 1 kg during the test phase, with no significant difference by diet group in either the intention-to-treat (P=0.43) or per protocol (P=0.19) analysis."
It is interesting that the study authors highlight the higher energy expenditure as an advantage for weight loss, but do not seem to directly address that they did not observe this advantage during the 20 week study period.
It is interesting that the study authors highlight the higher energy expenditure as an advantage for weight loss, but do not seem to directly address that they did not observe this advantage during the 20 week study period.
[1] https://twitter.com/YoniFreedhoff/status/1062762047677571079