Research
Metabolic adaptation
Higher carbohydrate intake is associated with an increased risk of stroke (HR=1.13, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.27).
Higher carbohydrate consumption may elevate stroke risk, warranting dietary adjustments.
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Moreover, using 8 effect sizes with 6,829 cases, higher carbohydrate intake was associated with increased risk of stroke (HR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.27; I2= 0.0%).
Why this rating
Based on the meta-analysis of multiple cohort studies.
Source
Longitudinal association of dietary carbohydrate and the risk cardiovascular disease: a dose-response meta-analysis
Noushin Mohammadifard et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · 2021
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