Meat Me Halfway

“I wanted a change, so I purchased 40 pounds of steak. Not being a seasoned carnivore, I simply loaded up my cart with what I thought would sustain me for a month. With $170 worth of meat in hand, I kicked off my 30-day journey with a steak and eggs breakfast. I felt fine: full but not bloated, sated but not groggy. And then came the diarrhea.” Andrew Zaleski in Outisde: What I Learned from a Month on the Carnivore Diet.

+ BBC: A high carb diet may explain why Okinwans live so long. (Editor’s note: Linking to this article is part my long tradition of choosing to believe nutritional news that validates my own lifestyle.)