Randomized Trialmoderate evidence
Effects of refined carbohydrates on immune markers after weight loss on a very-low-carbohydrate diet: A randomized controlled feeding trial.
Cell press blue·September 21, 2026·PMID 42899010
Why it mattersDietary carbohydrate type, not just quantity, may influence post-weight-loss inflammation. Clinicians advising on weight maintenance should consider that starch-rich diets could drive immune activation, potentially affecting cardiometabolic risk.
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