An American vlogger has left his fans concerned as they fear he is on the " verge of insanity " after eating nothing but raw meat for 166 days.
As the Daily Star reports, the man behind the rawmeatexperiment Instagram account started following the unusual diet late last year and joked he would follow it "every day until I die from bacteria".
He eats uncooked steak, fish, and chicken, alongside egg yolk, which he drinks, raw animal milk and only 'natural' water - and he's amassed over 144k followers in the process.
But now his fans are growing concerned as he's started sharing increasingly bizarre posts on social media and some think the raw meat has got to him.
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In one post, he wrote: "Meat is the only food that nobody has bad reactions to (except for those lone star ticks invented by big vegetable) and dead animals are the only food group that have all the micronutrients that a human needs.
"I’ve learned a lot about nature, farming, soil, history, nutrition etc, by following the carnivore people."
In response, his followers flocked to the comments to question his mindset and make helpful suggestions as to how he could be a bit healthier.
One said: "Drink more water bro."
Another joked: "Look at this page and tell me if he’s crazy, lost his mind or on the verge of insanity."
A fellow follower said their parents agreed and that he was probably doing it for attention.
They wrote: "I showed you to my mom and her bf and their boomer brains just about exploded.
"The only way they could process what I was showing them was by convincing themselves that you must be violently Ill and dying every night and then coming back and doing it again the next day purely 'for the followers'."
Another proffered that the only way to be sure the experiment wasn't harming him was to take a blood test.
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They said: "Will you ever take a blood test and post your results??"
Even without the tests, it seems there's a very clear medical consensus on whether you should regularly eat raw meat (hint, it's not recommended.)
Healthline states that there are a number of problems a raw meat eater will likely face including food poisoning
It states: "Common pathogens in raw meat include Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter.
"Symptoms of foodborne illness include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal cramping, fever, and headache.
"Generally, properly cooking meat destroys potentially harmful pathogens. On the other hand, pathogens remain in raw meat.
"Thus, eating raw meat greatly increases your risk of developing foodborne illness, and you should proceed with caution."
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