My Thoughts on the Carnivore Diet
The carnivore diet has been becoming increasingly popular on social media, where people eat butter by the sticks, avoid fruit and vegetables, and eat large amounts of animal products. This diet has caught my attention because of the severe restrictions, so let's talk about it! To begin, there are lots of diets that include animal products, so to be clear I am talking about people who solely avoid fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, anything that isn't derive from an animal. I have seen people on the carnivore diet who literally eat butter by the sticks. Some of them even eat raw meat! Let's clarify that I'm not saying that dairy, meat, or eggs are bad for us. Animal products are arguably some of the most nutrient-dense foods we could possibly eat due to the abundance of protein, minerals (iron, selenium, iodine, calcium, zinc, etc), vitamins (B6, B12, vitamin A, etc), and much more. Some minerals, including iron, are more bioavailable to us, meaning we ca
