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Eating fewer carbs helps lower blood sugar and fat in the blood.

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Evaluation of the Low Carb Program Digital Intervention for the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in an NHS England General Practice: Single-Arm Prospective Study

Cohort Study
Human
2021 Sep 9

This study helped people with diabetes eat fewer carbs using a digital app, and their blood sugar got better — which matches part of the claim. But it didn’t check their triglyceride levels, so we can’t say for sure about that part.

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Short-term low carbohydrate/high-fat diet intake increases postprandial plasma glucose and glucagon-like peptide-1 levels during an oral glucose tolerance test in healthy men

Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2012 Aug

This study gave people a very low-carb, high-fat diet for just 3 days and found their blood sugar spiked higher after eating sugar, not lower—so it actually makes the claim wrong.

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