Research
Molecular
Excessive carbohydrate intake has noxious effects on human health, referred to as 'carbotoxicity.'
Practitioners should consider the negative health impacts of excessive carbohydrate consumption.
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Modern nutrition is often characterized by the excessive intake of different types of carbohydrates... that collectively mediate noxious effects on human health, a phenomenon that we refer to as 'carbotoxicity.'
Why this rating
Supported by epidemiological and experimental evidence combined with clinical intervention trials.
Source
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Carbotoxicity-Noxious Effects of Carbohydrates.
Pankaj Kapahi · Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature · 2018
DOI 10.3410/f.734245524.793552366
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