
Foundations
Carnivore vs animal-based: the difference
Carnivore is almost only animal foods. Animal-based is meat and organs plus targeted honey, fruit, or dairy. The difference is what is allowed besides the meat.
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Foundation
Definitions, contrast, and order, so labs and anecdotes do not get mixed up.
This section holds the definitions, the contrast, and the order of starting. Carnivore and animal-based stay separate so that labs and anecdotes do not get mixed up. That thread comes before practice and blood work.

Carnivore is almost only animal foods. Animal-based is meat and organs plus targeted honey, fruit, or dairy. The difference is what is allowed besides the meat.

How to begin carnivore or animal-based eating: pick a variant, seven days, thirty days, a shopping list — no hype and no health claims.