High-fat, low-carbohydrate diets currently promoted to aid weight loss and control of blood sugar may be harmful to diabetics because they increase inflammation and the risk for heart disease, according to a new study presented at the Society for Endocrinology 2012 Conference.
According to researchers at the University of Warwick, all people display increased blood levels of endotoxin, a bacterial fragment that enters the bloodstream from the gut and is associated with inflammation and heart disease, following the consumption of a high-fat meal.
