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Viral TikTok trend 'The Lion Diet' is called the cure-all - but is it safe?

Viral TikTok trend 'The Lion Diet' is called the cure-all - but is it

Tiktokers are now challenging themselves with a diet called the 'Lion Diet'.
The Lion Diet, which bills itself as a 'healing elimination diet', consists of consuming nothing but meat, salt and water for 30 days.

People have documented their time testing the latest fad, claiming it helps with allergies, headaches, bad skin and mood balancing.

TikTok user Roryskitchen — who has 220,900 followers and 2.8 million likes — said she was trying the diet for 30 days to find out three things: If it could heal her gut, autoimmune symptoms and health.

@roryskitchen Day 1 of 30 days of the Carnivore Diet, GAPS style. I can’t believe how much support I got from the last video I made after trying the Lion Diet for 24 hours, so I decided to go all in and document the journey daily. I got sick of suffering on and off for so many years and am excited to finally be doing something about it. I’ll be dropping some actual recipes soon, but in the meantime enjoy this daily series that take me way too long to edit lol. Long-form videos coming on the YT soon explaining more in depth of my journey, my symptoms, why I’ve chosen this particular version of Carnivore and not a plant based approach etc etc. If u got questions or just feel like arguing in the comments about something I welcome it all 😂 Love you all 🙏🙏🙏 #carnivorediet #roryskitchen #gapsdiet #gutandpsychologysyndrome #liondiet #theliondiet #carnivoremd ♬ original sound - Rory’s Kitchen

According to his latest video, he's currently on day 23 and said he feels like it's really working.

The Lion Diet was invented by podcaster and TedEx speaker Mikhaila Peterson, who calls it "the ultimate elimination diet" and a "cure-all," according to the Daily Mail.

"It eliminates all other dietary variables and maintains your body's nutritional needs, allowing you to thrive," Peterson wrote on her website.

According to Healthline, proponents of the diet claim it lowers inflammation, improves mood and relieves issues such as headaches, insomnia and allergies. However, others have said it is unsustainable, unhealthy, ineffective, too restrictive and extreme.

"The Lion Diet eliminates all nutrients except salt, water and meat from ruminants," the researchers said. "In addition to being high in saturated fat, it is unsustainable and likely to lead to nutritional deficiencies."