The Claim

The adoption of a carnivore diet results in a significant reduction in C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, a validated biomarker of systemic inflammation, thereby indicating a substantial decrease in whole-body inflammatory burden.

Source: New Study DESTROYS What Everyone Thought About Carnivore

What the research says

Roughly balanced

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Eating only animal products might lower inflammation in your body, based on a key blood marker called CRP.

See the scientific wording

Adoption of a carnivore diet leads to a significant reduction in C-reactive protein (CRP), a well-established biomarker of systemic inflammation, indicating a marked decrease in whole-body inflammatory burden.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: The Carnivore Diet and Gut Health: Mechanisms, Benefits and Risks

    The study looks at the carnivore diet and gut health, suggesting it might help with inflammation in the gut, but it doesn't actually measure blood markers like CRP to prove it reduces overall body inflammation.

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