Eating only animal products might help balance your hunger hormones so you naturally eat less and lose body fat, especially if you're overweight.

Eating only animal foods might reduce body-wide inflammation, keep blood sugar steady, and give you lots of important nutrients—all of which could help your metabolism work better.

The metabolic improvements observed during initiation of very-low-carbohydrate or carnivore diets are primarily attributable to caloric restriction and elimination of ultra-processed foods, not to the physiological effects of animal product consumption alone.

Eating only meat long-term might hurt your heart, mess with your metabolism, and weaken your gut and immune system because it lacks fiber and key nutrients found in plants.

Most German adults who go on a carnivore diet do it to feel better, especially if they have long-term health problems like autoimmune diseases or weight issues—about two-thirds have a diagnosed condition and say they're trying to improve their health.

Improvements in metabolic markers and weight loss observed on extreme low-carb or carnivore diets are primarily attributable to caloric restriction and elimination of ultra-processed foods, not to the physiological properties of animal-based foods alone.