Eating very few carbs for a long time might reduce the digestive enzymes in your gut, making it harder to break down food and potentially causing stomach issues and nutrient problems.

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Adult onset sucrase-isomaltase deficiency with secondary disaccharidase deficiency resulting from severe dietary carbohydrate restriction

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1983 May

The study confirms that cutting out most carbohydrates from an adult's diet can actually cause a drop in important digestive enzymes in the gut, which matches the claim exactly.

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Adult onset sucrase-isomaltase deficiency with secondary disaccharidase deficiency resulting from severe dietary carbohydrate restriction

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DOI: 10.1007/BF02430538

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