The Claim
In healthy adult men, a high-carbohydrate diet providing 52% of total daily calories does not result in a significant increase in blood pressure over a 14-day period, despite observed changes in sodium excretion, indicating that short-term carbohydrate loading does not acutely elevate blood pressure in normotensive individuals.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Eating a lot of carbs for two weeks doesn’t raise blood pressure in healthy guys, even though it changes how their bodies handle salt.
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In healthy adult men, a high-carbohydrate diet (52% of calories) does not lead to a significant increase in blood pressure over a 2-week period, despite initial changes in sodium excretion, suggesting that short-term carbohydrate loading does not acutely elevate blood pressure in normotensive individuals.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: High-carbohydrate diet: antinatriuretic and blood pressure response in normal men.
The study found that even though a high-carb diet caused temporary sodium retention, it didn’t raise blood pressure in healthy men over two weeks.
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