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“A carnivore diet is healthy in the long term.”
Available evidence does not establish the carnivore diet as healthy over the long term. Direct reviews report inadequate long-term research and identify plausible cardiovascular and nutrient-related risks, while major health guidance favors fiber-rich plant foods and limits saturated fat. Favorable findings come mainly from uncontrolled self-reports or theoretical nutrient models, neither of which demonstrates long-term safety or health.
“The carnivore diet (an all-animal-product diet excluding plant foods) is beneficial to human health.”
The weight of credible scientific and medical evidence does not support the claim that an all-meat carnivore diet is beneficial to human health. While some short-term improvements in select biomarkers (weight loss, HbA1c) have been observed in self-reported surveys, the most authoritative sources—including a 2026 scoping review, Harvard, the British Heart Foundation, and Cleveland Clinic—consistently flag substantial risks: nutrient deficiencies, elevated LDL cholesterol, loss of protective fiber and phytochemicals, and plausible cardiovascular harm. No major medical body recommends this diet.