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Coventina

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Thu May 2, 2024, 05:41 PM May 2024

Fitness influencers swear by the 'carnivore diet'--it's 'basically a terrible idea,' doctor says [View all]

Beef, butter, bacon and eggs — that’s what some influencers swear by for the “carnivore diet.” The diet beefs up on meat and minimizes or cuts out fruit and vegetables entirely.

On TikTok, people can be seen eating bowls of steak and 12 scrambled eggs all in one day — and some even snack on a stick of butter, biting off a piece the way one would a carrot.

The diet, similar in style to the Atkins and keto diets, goes by many names: carnivore diet, lion diet, high-fat diet and animal-based diet. Devout followers of the lifestyle boast that their skin is clearer than it’s ever been, their gut is healthier and they’re in the best shape of their lives.

“One of the best things that’s happened since I quit the vegan diet and went carnivore is that my body odor just disappeared,” TikToker @steakandbuttergal said in one of her videos. “I don’t use any soap, I don’t use any deodorant and I smell amazing.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/30/fitness-influencers-swear-by-the-carnivore-diet-what-doctors-think.html

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How long until these idiots drop dead from heart attacks?

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"... since I quit the vegan diet and went carnivore is that my body odor just disappeared," ZZenith May 2024 #1
Lots of people are allergic to so many foods womanofthehills May 2024 #6
Steak and eggs and eggs and steak.... BlueTsunami2018 May 2024 #2
Atkins has been around for melm00se May 2024 #3
I don't think Atkins forbids fruits and veggies. Coventina May 2024 #5
My SO SweetT May 2024 #10
Many carnivores include small amts of fruits their diets womanofthehills May 2024 #11
I read that as "small ants" Retrograde May 2024 #12
Atkins died of a massive heart attack.... getagrip_already May 2024 #7
So did Jim Fixx. Probatim May 2024 #27
I'm sure they smell horrible NameAlreadyTaken May 2024 #4
Found the vegan with no science knowledge. Jirel May 2024 #9
When the Japanese first encountered Europeans Retrograde May 2024 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2024 #19
I'm not a vegan, and I know how digestion works. NameAlreadyTaken May 2024 #36
Actually, grass fed, grass finished beef womanofthehills May 2024 #13
That's now how it works. Elessar Zappa May 2024 #16
IMO although humans have evolved anciano May 2024 #8
Agreed. phoenix75 May 2024 #17
We aren't carnivores. Voltaire2 May 2024 #33
Do they include organ meats as well? Retrograde May 2024 #14
Yes, they include organ meats -- and a lot of ground beef, depends on the person's fierywoman May 2024 #18
More idiotic fad dieting. Aristus May 2024 #20
They were called hunter-gatherers for a reason. Coventina May 2024 #21
Exactly. Aristus May 2024 #22
What was the typical lifespan of a hunter-gatherer? VMA131Marine May 2024 #29
thank you Skittles May 2024 #24
What I can't stand is people who are voluntarily adhering to some kind of diet plan, Aristus May 2024 #28
I rarely eat potatoes, though I love them. Happy Hoosier May 2024 #30
"Influencers".. such a stupid term. If anything they are simply entertainers. honest.abe May 2024 #23
they influence the easiy-led Skittles May 2024 #25
Indeed. honest.abe May 2024 #26
If more than three people read what they're spewing, Buns_of_Fire May 2024 #32
Influencers are slowly replacing both journalists and Voltaire2 May 2024 #34
Oh I agree social media is taking over media in general. We seldom watch network TV or read printed matter. honest.abe May 2024 #38
"Fitness influencers" "on Tik Tok" was all I needed to read. flvegan May 2024 #31
I'm 70 and still run half marathons GenThePerservering May 2024 #35
No one food is poison. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2024 #37
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