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.

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The Carnivore Diet in Autoimmune Disease Management and Evaluating Benefits, Risks, and Personalized Nutritional Approaches

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The study talks about the same meat-only diet in the claim and says it could cause heart problems, digestion issues, and missing nutrients because it cuts out plants and has a lot of saturated fat.

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The Carnivore Diet in Autoimmune Disease Management and Evaluating Benefits, Risks, and Personalized Nutritional Approaches

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DOI: 10.25163/ahi.8110187

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