Research
Metabolic adaptation
Pooled data from nine prospective cohort studies indicated a positive association between low-carbohydrate diets and cancer mortality (RR 1.08, 95% CI 1.01-1.14).
Further research is needed to understand the implications of low-carbohydrate diets on cancer risk.
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Findings on pooled data of nine prospective cohort studies indicated a positive association between LCD and cancer mortality (RR 1.08, 95% CI 1.01-1.14, P = 0.02).
Why this rating
Based on the analysis of pooled data from multiple cohort studies.
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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