Consuming carbohydrates raises blood sugar, which can cause sugars to attach to proteins in cells, triggering widespread inflammation in the body.

Eating too many sugary processed foods like soda, candy, and white bread can spike your blood sugar, make your body less responsive to insulin, and create harmful stress in your cells—which together can inflame your body and damage your blood vessels.

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.

Chronic consumption of ultra-processed foods, refined carbohydrates, and added sugars drives systemic inflammation, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia, prompting maladaptive dietary counter-reactions.