There is currently no research that supports the alleged health benefits of the so-called "carnivore diet," which consists entirely of meat and animal products. In fact, most nutritionists will warn that the diet is inherently unsafe,

What could go wrong with eating an extremely high-fat diet of beef, cheese, and sticks of butter? Well, for one thing, your cholesterol levels could reach such stratospheric levels that lipids start oozing from your blood vessels, forming yellowish nodules on your skin.

The patient was eventually diagnosed with a condition known as xanthelasma — the build-up of cholesterol under the skin.