13 h. ago A meaty topic: what is the carnivore diet and why do so many influencers seem to swear by it? | Antiviral

Some claim eating steak and whole sticks of butter has improved their skin, cleared brain fog and even eliminated farting. Experts say an all-animal diet carries risksRead more in the Antiviral seriesEx-vegan turned carnivore Isabella Ma, better known to her nearly half a million followers on Instagram as @steakandbuttergal, has glowing skin and a flat stomach. She looks directly at the camera as she chomps down on an entire stick of butter. It’s part of her “high fat carnivore diet” to which she attributes a whole host of health benefits, not least of which is the claim she “literally never fart[s] any more” and has a single “scentless” bowel movement a week.A lot of gym bros also back the diet touted for helping people lose weight and build muscle, such as Antonio Angotti, who says the fat in red meat “includes almost every nutrient humans need to thrive” and invokes religion as part of his dietary choices, saying he eats “just foods God will actually bless”. It’s also been platfo...

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7 d. ago France opens inquiry into streaming platform Kick days after online star died on camera following 'ten days of torture and humiliation'

The probe, announced on Tuesday, will examine whether Kick 'knowingly' broadcast 'videos of deliberate attacks on personal integrity' after the death of Raphael Graven.

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on the carnivore diet: red meat for influencers, but bad news for health | Editorial

A fad for consuming high-protein, high-fat food, while avoiding vegetables, has taken off online. Followers are doing themselves no favoursOnce, it seemed that much of the world was intent on drastically cutting back on meat for health and environmental reasons. Vegetarian and vegan options appeared on restaurant menus and the very idea of a bloody red steak became almost unthinkable in liberal circles. And yet the carnivore diet is now all over Instagram and TikTok, prompting health bodies to start issuing warnings.Followers of this diet eat meat, fat, seafood, eggs and butter, avoiding all vegetables, fruits, grains and legumes as if plants were, as Paul Saladino, an advocate of this diet alleged, “poison”. Dr Saladino is a US psychiatrist and health influencer with a range of supplements called Heart and Soil that contain dried animal organ meat. He appears shirtless on social media, denouncing vegetables, which he says will harm us. Other Instagrammers tuck into plates of huge s...

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8 d. ago Inside dark world of online challenges as star found dead after '10 days of torture'

Warning: Distressing Content -A 46-year-old French influencer has died in the middle of a marathon livestream after being routinely subjected to violence and humiliation by his co-creators

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1 week ago Inside the 'toxic' livestreaming platform where 'tortured' influencer died

Critics describe Kick as 'a playground for people to be degenerate,' with the site known for hosting streams of animals getting tortured, people being shot with paintballs, and creators getting beaten.

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1 week ago Influencer 'caught by stray bullet' dies in front of her child in road rage incident

Yarely Ashley Hermosillo, 27, was hit by a stray bullet while sitting beside her four-year-old son when two drivers clashed at a red light - causing one of them to allegedly open fire and hit her

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2 w. ago 'Home birth influencer' who advises against medical interventions is arrested after baby DIES during two

Oyebola Coxon, a privately practicing midwife who also advocates 'natural', at home births on social media, assisted a woman last October.

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2 w. ago Influencer whose car fell 650ft down a mountain was still alive after crash

YouTube influencer Stacey Tourout, 38, and her fiance Matthew Yeomans, 44, later died in the car crash but rescuers said she remained conscious despite the major head trauma from the horror fall

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2 w. ago Influencer couple 'lost control' and rolled 'many, many times' downhill before tragic death in off

An influencer couple who died in an off-roading horror crash rolled 'many, many times' as they plunged more than 650 feet down a rocky mountain in Canada.

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3 w. ago Hamptons hotspot where fashion designer died on yacht has become plagued with 'spoiled' rich kids following influencer

The once quiet and classy Hamptons hotspot where a designer was found dead on a yacht is now packed with party-going 'spoiled' rich kids who have invited chaos to the area, locals say.

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4 w. ago Expert dietitian warns young people 'don't take weight loss tips from influencers'

While social media may be full of dieting advice and health guidance, not all of it is correct and people should think twice before taking it, experts have explained

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