Carbohydrate quality and human health: a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Reynolds, A., et al. The Lancet, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31809-9

Commissioned by the WHO: people eating the most fiber (mostly from whole plant foods) had 15 to 30% lower all-cause mortality and lower incidence of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancer.

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