Research
Metabolic adaptation
Participants with the lowest carbohydrate intake (quartile 4 of LCD) had a 32% higher risk of overall mortality compared to the highest quartile (Q1).
Practitioners should be cautious in recommending low-carbohydrate diets due to potential increased mortality risk.
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After adjustment, participants with the lowest carbohydrates intake (quartile 4 of LCD) had the highest risk of overall (32%) mortality.
Why this rating
Based on the analysis of a large cohort study.
Source
Lower carbohydrate diets and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study and pooling of prospective studies
Mohsen Mazidi et al. · European Heart Journal · 2019
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