Trendy 'carnivore diet' can give you scurvy, heart disease and even a form of CANCER, nurse warns READ MORE: Vegan meats are linked to increase in heart deaths , study suggests By Emily Joshu Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:17, 11 June 2024 | Updated: 22:17, 11 June 2024 e-mail View comments Experts are warning that the ultra-popular carnivore diet could lead to heart disease, the ancient sailor disease scurvy — and even colorectal cancer . With nearly 100million videos shared, the controversial diet has exploded in popularity on TikTok .
It consists of eating only meat, fish, and animal products like butter and eggs, cutting out other food groups such as fruits, vegetables, and seeds. Jane Clarke, a UK-based specialist bowel nurse, warned that a diet restricted to meat products strips away vital nutrients like vitamin C and fiber, while loading up on harmful cholesterol. Recent studies have shown that a lack of fiber could be responsible for rising cases of colorectal cancer in young people, as the nutrient, found in carbs, stops nasty toxins from festering in the digestive tract.
Jane Clarke, an incontinence nurse at ConfidenceClub, warned that the popular carnivore diet could increase the risk of heart disease, colon cancer, and scurvy Brian Johnson, better known as the Liver King, has built a following from his raw carnivore diet, mainly filled with meat 'Meat, eggs, and butter all contain a whole heap of essential vitamins, that much is true,' Ms Clarke.
