Food
Refining reduces fiber/protein matrix and can worsen post-meal glycemic excursions.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Superscript reference numbers link to the Sources bibliography.
Composite Rating
Blends evidence depth, community direction, safety friction, and completeness.
Evidence Intensity
100/100
High depth from human/RCT/meta counts
Community Direction
0
Mixed / Neutral • confidence Minimal
Safety Friction
31/100
Early signal from adverse/interaction markers
Data Completeness
100%
Studies 16 • mentions 0 • links 25
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Classification: limit.[1121,1267,2325, etc.]
Best fit: Users with insulin resistance or appetite dysregulation..[1121,1267,2325, etc.]
Goal alignment: Metabolic Health, Body Composition.[1121,1267,2325, etc.]
Classification
Limit
Evidence Tier
HIGH
Best Fit
Users with insulin resistance or appetite dysregulation.
Primary Focus
Metabolic Health, Body Composition
Clinical Depth
Humans: 759 • RCTs: 69 • Meta: 39
Cohort / Real-World
Cohort signals: 247
Safety Markers
Adverse signals: 4 • Interactions: 0
Freshness, trend, and study timeline for this item
Status
Trend
→ Stable evidence base
Depth
759 total studies · 3 recent
Timeline
Total indexed
759
Human studies
759
Cohort signals
247
Randomized trials
69
Meta-analyses
39
Safety adverse signals
4
Weighted direction score: 0 (Mixed / Neutral)
No directional mention volume was resolved; fallback profile metadata is shown in other sections.
High when there are >=2 human meta-analyses, or strong human trial/cohort volume with substantial human literature.
Total indexed
759
Human studies
759
Cohort signals
247
Randomized trials
69
Meta-analyses
39
Safety adverse signals
4
In vitro / tissue
1
Animal-only studies
0
Distribution of evidence by study design strength
Evidence Strength: High
Composite of study volume, RCTs, and meta-analyses
PMID 30638909 • 2019 Feb 2
Carbohydrate quality and human health: a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Lancet
Open PubMedPMID 28397016 • 2017 May
Food groups and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Eur J Epidemiol
Open PubMedPMID 28431261 • 2017 Jul
Dietary patterns and depression risk: A meta-analysis.
Psychiatry Res
Open PubMedPMID 27301975 • 2016 Jun 14
Whole grain consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all cause and cause specific mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.
BMJ
Open PubMedPMID 28424256 • 2017 Jun
Dietary Patterns and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies.
J Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 28446499 • 2017 Jun
Food groups and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.
Am J Clin Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 35641199 • 2022 Sep 2
Effect of a ketogenic diet versus Mediterranean diet on glycated hemoglobin in individuals with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The interventional Keto-Med randomized crossover trial.
Am J Clin Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 39125421 • 2024 Aug 3
Healthy Dietary Patterns with and without Meat Improved Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors in Adults: A Randomized Crossover Controlled Feeding Trial.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 40373729 • 2025 Jun
A digital health-supported Prediabetes Intervention, Management and Evaluation (PRIME) Program improves Healthy Eating Index score: A cluster randomized controlled trial.
Nutr Res
Open PubMedPMID 24944054 • 2014 Aug
Effects of whole and refined grains in a weight-loss diet on markers of metabolic syndrome in individuals with increased waist circumference: a randomized controlled-feeding trial.
Am J Clin Nutr
Open PubMedPMID 34981703 • 2022 May 25
Pregnancy outcomes with differences in grain consumption: a randomized controlled trial.
J Perinat Med
Open PubMedPMID 27194048 • 2016 Aug
Setting Single or Multiple Goals for Diet and Physical Activity Behaviors Improves Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Pragmatic Pilot Randomized Trial.
Diabetes Educ
Open PubMedPMID 38613077 • 2024 Apr 3
The Development and Evaluation of a Literature-Based Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota.
Nutrients
Open PubMedPMID 34022156 • 2021 Jun
Epidemiology and determinants of obesity in China.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
Open PubMedPMID 37758268 • 2023 Sep 27
Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study.
BMJ
Open PubMedPMID 27299701 • 2016 Jun
Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women: Results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies.
PLoS Med
Open PubMedBenefit reports: 0
Adverse reports: 0
No-effect reports: 0
Mixed reports: 0
Unclear reports: 0
Signal confidence: 0.00
Benefits
Adverse
No Effect
Community confidence 0.00 with mentions: benefit 0, adverse 0, no-effect 0.
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aggregate • unclear
No directional first-hand mentions captured in the current community corpus; source links are retained for traceability.
Open mentionEvidence Sources
Community Sources
PUBMED • Humans + preclinical triage
Counts from structured PubMed query set for diet/intake context.
Outcome: Humans 759, RCT 69, meta 39, cohort 247.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2019 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 30638909 from Lancet.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 28397016 from Eur J Epidemiol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 28431261 from Psychiatry Res.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 27301975 from BMJ.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 28424256 from J Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2017 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 28446499 from Am J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 35641199 from Am J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 39125421 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2025 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 40373729 from Nutr Res.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2014 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 24944054 from Am J Clin Nutr.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2022 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 34981703 from J Perinat Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 27194048 from Diabetes Educ.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2024 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 38613077 from Nutrients.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2021 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 34022156 from Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2023 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 37758268 from BMJ.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open sourcePUBMED • 2016 • Human evidence curation set
PMID 27299701 from PLoS Med.
Outcome: See linked PubMed abstract for methods and outcomes.[2325,2628,2643, etc.]
Open source