Joe Rogan Has Lost 6Kg From The Carnivore Diet | Men's Health Magazine Australia

“Carnivore diet update: lost 12 pounds, feel amazing. Lots of aches and pains went away, and I have improvements in my vitiligo. I’m impressed.
I haven’t decided if I’m going to keep eating like this but this month was very beneficial,” he captioned the footage.

“Edit: the explosive uber diarrhoea stopped around 2 weeks in. It’s been totally normal last two weeks.”

Rogan’s 6 kilo weight loss is impressive, but we’re not sure if it’s water weight from excessive bowel movements or fat loss. Although his shirtless footage might say otherwise.

Previously, we spoke to a nutritionist to find out if the carnivore diet is a sensible option for losing weight.

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Carnivore diet update; the good and the bad. Let’s start with the bad. There’s really only one “bad” thing, and that thing is diarrhea. I’m not sure diarrhea is an accurate word for it, like I don’t think a shark is technically a fish. It’s a different thing, and with regular diarrhea I would compare it to a fire you see coming a block or two away and you have the time to make an escape, whereas this carnivore diet is like out of nowhere the fire is coming through the cracks, your doorknob is red hot, and all hope is lost. I haven’t shit my pants yet, but I’ve come to accept that if I keep going with this diet it’s just a matter of time before we lose a battle, and I fill my undies like a rainforest mudslide overtaking a mountain road. It’s that bad. It seems to be getting a little better every day, so there’s that to look forward to, but as of today I trust my butthole about as much as I trust a shifty neighbor with a heavy Russian accent that asks a lot of personal questions. The good: Now, I’m well aware of the placebo effect and I’m constantly self-analyzing every perceived reaction I’m having to eating only meat for almost 2 weeks straight, but one thing I’m fairly sure of is that my energy levels are higher and steadier throughout the day. This seems undeniable. I don’t know if it’s a temporary effect and if maybe it’s just the result of eating really disciplined, but either way it seems to be real. I’ve also felt really “healthy” (other than the sporadic bouts of hellacious projectile doodoo). Again, I don’t now if this is real or imagined, but I actually seem to feel happier and more balanced. This is the only time in my life I’ve ever tried eliminating carbs for more than a day or so, and since I started the diet a couple days before January I’m now about 13 days in, at least 7 pounds lighter, and in completely uncharted territory for me. Which makes me think this is probably completely uncharted territory for 99% of the people on earth. Anyway, I’ll keep you folks posted. This is my late night dinner of liver and bacon. Only my second meal of the day, I ate a fat ribeye at 1pm. #worldcarnivoremonth

“There are some aspects of the carnivore diet that have very beneficial qualities to it. The carnivore diet is an animal-protein only diet, which translates to very high levels of animal-protein being consumed. It’s a very extreme diet, though, and while it has some really good benefits, it also has some not-so-good aspects to it as well,” nutritionist Madeline Calfas from The Wellness Group tells Men’s Health.

Calfas notes that while you may see the scales down, the diet has plenty of cons.

“You are missing out on nutrients that are not found in animal protein – eg vitamin C, folate – which can lead to nutritional deficiencies when missing from the diet over a long period of time,” she continued.

“You are not eating any dietary fibre – this is crucial for digestive health. Not enough dietary fibre (or none, in this instance) will leave you constipated. This means not only are you not effectively clearing waster products from your bowels, but the straining that goes along with being constipated leaves you at a greater risk of developing haemorrhoids and anal fissures. Excess protein consumption can also lead to kidney problems in people who have pre-existing kidney disease. This includes the formation of kidney stones, which are really painful.”