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The typical American diet is full of bad processed stuff, so people try extreme diets to fix it.

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Excessive Refined Carbohydrates and Scarce Micronutrients Intakes Increase Inflammatory Mediators and Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal and Pubertal Obese Children Independently of Obesity

Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2014

This study found that kids who eat a lot of sugary, processed carbs and not enough vitamins get more inflammation and insulin problems — even if they’re not super overweight. This supports the idea that bad diets cause body-wide health issues.

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Carbohydrates: Separating fact from fiction.

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Human
2021 Jul

The study shows that eating too many sugary, processed carbs like white bread and soda harms your metabolism and increases disease risk, while eating fiber-rich foods like whole grains helps. This matches the claim that these bad carbs cause health problems.

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Ultra-Processed Foods and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): What Is the Evidence So Far?

Narrative Review
2025 Jun 24

This study shows that eating lots of highly processed foods (like chips, sodas, and frozen meals) harms your metabolism and can lead to liver fat, diabetes, and weight gain — which is exactly what the claim says.

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