LatestTheory16 May 2026
Why it works (and what we do not know yet)
Several mechanisms plausibly explain why people feel better on carnivore. None of them is settled science. The honest version of the case.
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Key studies
What is published, what is not, and how to read it. The honest map of the literature on carnivore and adjacent diets.
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Inflammation
The "meat causes inflammation" story is older than the data that should have updated it. Where the modern evidence actually stands.
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Gut health
Carnivore reshapes the gut on a scale that surprises people. What changes, why most of it is not a problem, and the real open questions.
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Carnivore as elimination diet
The most defensible use of carnivore is as a diagnostic protocol, not a long-term identity. The 30-60-90 day frame for finding what is actually wrong.
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