This was a 4 week high carb, 4 week low carb group. The order was not randomized!!! Adapting to a new metabolism takes on the order of 12 weeks (from the Noakes athletic performance studies)

Here is a 12 week study https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3845365/ Consuming a hypocaloric high fat low carbohydrate diet for 12 weeks lowers C-reactive protein, and raises serum adiponectin and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol in obese subjects

Relative to the LFHC group, the HFLC group had greater improvements in blood lipids and systemic inflammation with similar changes in body weight and composition. This small-scale study suggests that HFLC diets may be more beneficial to cardiovascular health and inflammation in free-living obese adults compared to LFHC diets.

I'll make each of these papers a post in the keto group here and go over them in detail. This is a great set of research to dig into, thank you.