Animal-based low-carbohydrate diet

Animal-based low-carbohydrate diet has been studied in 3 papers since 2022: 2 observational studies in people, 1 review; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Jun 5, 2026: “Associations of Total, Plant-Based, and Animal-Based Low-Carbohydrate Diets with Mortality in Individuals with Stage 3–4 CKM Syndrome”.

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“The second, versus the lowest quartile of animal-based LCD scores, were associated with lower risks for all stoke and ischemic stroke (hazards ratio [HR], 0.87; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.77-0.997”

Low-carbohydrate diet score and the risk of stroke in older people: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study and meta-analysis of cohort studiesNutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)2022doi:10.1016/j.nut.2022.111844

None of its findings points the other way.

2 independent labs in 1 country

Funder: National Institute for Health Research

Humans2

What is Animal-based low-carbohydrate diet linked with?

Studies link Animal-based low-carbohydrate diet with 3 measures, most often cancer mortality (1 study), ischemic stroke (1) and stroke (1).

Cancer mortality

upin humans1HR 1.16

1 study

Animal-based low-carbohydrate diet raises the risk of cancer mortality in humans (HR 1.16, 95% CI 1.02–1.31).
“animal-based LCD scores (HR:1.16,95%CI:1.02,1.31; I2 = 73.7%) were associated with a higher risk of cancer mortality”
Reviewn = 421,022
Overall, plant-based, or animal-based low carbohydrate diets and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Ageing research reviewsJul 5, 2023

Ischemic stroke

downin humans1HR 0.83

1 study

Animal-based low-carbohydrate diet lowers the risk of ischemic stroke in humans (HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.72-0.97).
“and HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.72-0.97”
Humanssecond versus lowest quartile of animal-based LCD score13.1 yn = 19,850
Low-carbohydrate diet score and the risk of stroke in older people: Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)Sep 10, 2022