It reports that in a consecutive series of 102 patients with diverse autoimmune diseases who were advised to eat Gundry’s diet, 95 “achieved complete resolution of autoimmune markers and inflammatory markers within 9 months”. ApoE is the bridge by which this cholesterol is transported to neurons, and in people with the ApoE4 gene variant, this transfer appears to happen more slowly under conditions of insulin resistance. The amount of cholesterol carried by these particles (LDL cholesterol) is also a good predictor of risk over long periods of time.

These studies are consistent with the commonly-accepted observation that high total cholesterol isn’t a strong predictor of death risk in older people, and can sometimes even predict lower risk. As described previously, there is strong evidence that high LDL promotes cardiovascular disease, and we haven’t seen substantial evidence that people eating a carnivore diet would be exempt from this. Our teriyaki flavours come via the medium of beef and bone marrow burgers, and nobody can say that doesn't prevent food waste now it's a big issue. My sincere thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and NetGalley for the privilege of reading (and salivating over!The book appears to be written for a broad audience who may want to feel or perform better, lose weight, address a wide variety of existing health conditions, or prevent a wide variety of health conditions.

The book’s most emphatic claim is that the diet will help the reader “kick as much butt as possible”, “kick more butt”, “kick a whole lot of butt”, etc. The paper refers to it as a “no-fiber diet”, but even assuming perfect compliance it would still have included some plant fiber, given that participants were not instructed to eliminate all fruit and vegetables, and even white rice and white bread contain a small amount of fiber. An as advertised cookbook that provides surprising depth to a diet that is often reduced to an overly simplistic description.

Stunning cover…I have heard of this style of eating but this was my first time actually reading through the instructive process of the carnivore code.

A study using the gold-standard method for measuring insulin sensitivity reports that a very-low-carbohydrate diet actually reduces it.

The Carnivore Code cites three studies to support its claim that fiber isn’t helpful for constipation.