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Explore evidence-based articles on the carnivore diet, including health claims, risks, nutrient gaps and what the evidence shows.

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Why diet success stories can be misleading

Many people online claim to have the secret to weight loss after sharing their weight loss journey, but they can't all be trusted. We unpack what to look out for in this guide.
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Two raw marbled ribeye steaks with a block of butter, coarse salt and a cast iron pan on a dark slate surface
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The carnivore diet's rise and crash is a lesson in how misinformation sells

Carnivore diet search interest has crashed back to 2022 levels. We fact-check the health claims, funding, and quiet U-turns behind the all-meat diet's rapid rise and fall.
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A family sharing a home-cooked roast chicken dinner around the kitchen table
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Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds

A new FAO report shows global meat supply has nearly quadrupled since the 1960s, driven by chicken and pork. We unpack what this shift means for health, climate and chicken welfare, and how labels can obscure the reality of modern poultry farming.
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A baby eats steak and eggs
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Fact-checking whether carnivore diet babies are “super babies”?

Some influencers are claiming that babies on a carnivore diet become "super babies" - but what does the evidence say?
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