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| | If you read our newsletter with any regularity, you know how passionately we feel about eating a balanced diet. Our registered dietitians will rarely, if ever, advise cutting out (or solely eating) any one type of food. Diversity is one of the key tenets in getting all the nutrients your body needs to function at its best. | | So it won't come as a surprise that Kirsten Seele, a registered dietitian at Healthline and a Wellos Coach, isn't exactly thrilled about the carnivore diet. Below, she leverages her background and expertise to explain why eating a diet that consists of 100% animal products can hurt — rather than improve — your health. | | | | Eat well,
Ginger Wojcik
Newsletter Editor, Healthline |  | | Written by Ginger Wojcik
September 12, 2024 • 4 min read | | | | | Powered by | |  | |  | | | Q: | What's up with the carnivore diet? Are there any proven benefits? | | | A: | Fun fact: I'm very passionate about the carnivore diet. So passionate that I once got into a heated debate about it. To know me is to know that I am soft-spoken — even I was surprised when I started preaching about the importance of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains at a bar on a Friday night. These essential foods are not included in the carnivore diet, which does not sit well with me and goes against years of research.
Benefits of the carnivore diet — which consists entirely of meat and animal products and excludes all other foods — are based on testimonials and theories, not clinical human studies. I would never recommend this diet to a patient based on this "evidence" alone.
Limiting one or more food groups is unsustainable for many reasons. For example, eating only animal products means missing out on key nutrients we get from plant-based foods: fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, and more. Unlike the carnivore diet, we do have the research to prove that these nutrients are essential to a healthy diet.
Meat and animal products can be part of a healthy diet — just not the whole diet. Lean meats like certain cuts of pork, beef, and poultry; seafood; and low fat dairy products are great additions to a balanced diet. Higher fat options like red meat, butter, and full fat dairy products are fine in moderation, i.e., a couple of times per week. Moderating red and processed meat while increasing plant-based foods like whole grains, fruits, and vegetables can help decrease the risk of chronic diseases and certain cancers.
Misinformation tends to spread quickly on social media. It's not just the carnivore diet — recently people were being encouraged to snack on sticks of butter! (This is a bad idea, in case you were wondering.) Before hopping onto these trends, remember to do proper research, reach out to a dietitian, or connect with health coaches like me at Wellos! | |  | | Written by Kirsten Steele
Wellos Coach and Registered Dietitian | | | Wellos optimizes your nutrition and lifestyle by helping you make changes that are easy to manage. Every member is different, and Wellos provides tools and tracking built around the outcomes you want to achieve. | | Wellos is a sister brand of Healthline. | | | | | | | | | Soft and tender | | | | | | |  | | JY COOKMENT Meat Tenderizer | | If you like to cook meat, a tenderizer may be a great tool to add to your arsenal. If you've never used one, let me paint you a picture: Take a slab of your favorite cut and use this handy tool to pound tiny channels into the meat's surface. This helps break down the chewy, tough connective tissues, leading to better flavor and texture overall. Pro tip: Tenderize your meat before you add it to a marinade, to help the juices better penetrate the surface. | | | | Every product we recommend has gone through either Healthline's or Optum Store's vetting processes. If you buy through links on this page, we may receive a small commission or other tangible benefit. Healthline has sole editorial control over this newsletter. Potential uses for the products listed here are not health claims made by the manufacturers. Healthline and Optum Store are owned by RVO Health. | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Wellos is a sister brand of Healthline. | | | | Wellos offers curated recipe collections by meal type, dietary preference, and cuisine. Tailor your meals even further with filters for prep time, appliances, and more. | | | | | | | | | | | What we're digesting | | 🔥 What to eat — and what to avoid — during an ulcerative colitis flare. Plus, tips for identifying your unique triggers. | | 🌞 7 positive affirmations to improve your well-being. Ready to deepen your connection to your body? | | 📸 What are the vasomotor symptoms of menopause? Hot flashes are the most well known of these symptoms. | | 🧑🦲 10 possible causes and treatments of hair loss. Treatment for hair loss will depend on the cause, but avoiding heat on your hair and following other lifestyle tips may help. | | | Thanks for reading, everyone! We'll see you on Sunday. | | | Until next time, |  | Take care of yourself, and we'll see
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