Low Carbohydrate Diets Are Unsafe And Should Be Avoided Study Suggests
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided according to a large study presented today at esc congress 2018.
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided study suggests. Therefore scientists urge dieters to avoid low carb. Our study highlights an unfavourable association between low carbohydrate diets and total and cause specific death based on individual data and pooled results of previous studies. A large study concludes that a low intake of carbs raises the risk of premature mortality as well as mortality from several chronic illnesses. Study author professor maciej banach of the medical university of lodz.
These diets should be avoided this study examined the relationship between low carbohydrate diets all cause death deaths from coronary heart disease and cancer in 24 825 people. The author of the study professor maciej banach of the medical university of lodz poland said. Study author professor maciej banach of the medical university of lodz. Low carbohydrate diets might be useful in the short term to lose weight lower blood pressure and improve blood glucose control but our study suggests that in the long term they are linked with an increased risk of death from any cause and deaths due to cardiovascular disease cerebrovascular disease and cancer.
While research is mixed some evidence suggests that low carb diets that focus on animal foods may lead to higher death rates from heart disease cancer and all causes. We found that people who consumed a low carbohydrate diet were at greater risk of premature. Compared to those in the highest carbohydrate group those who ate the lowest carbohydrates had a 32 percent higher risk of all cause death over six years. The findings suggest that low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should not be recommended quartiles and extremely low hazard ratios.