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Coventina

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

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