TikTok’s ‘Lion Diet’ Trend: Experts Raise Concern About “Cure-All” Carnivorous Diet

After the “Alpine Ice Hack” trend, a regime backed by an alleged new discovery by Stanford University scientists, another fad has taken over TikTok and fans are going crazy over this new regime. Called the “Lion Diet” trend, TikTokers are flooding the video-sharing platform while taking this diet challenge. So what is this “Lion Diet” and is it even safe? Read on to learn about it.

What Is The “Lion Diet” Trend?

TikTok is buzzing with a new trend, called the “Lion Diet” trend, wherein TikTok users are posting videos of this so-called “cure-all” diet, which consists of eating nothing but meat, salt and water for 30 days. Also termed as “a healing elimination diet”, TikTok users are claiming that it helps with headaches, allergies, bad skin and balancing moods.

The “Lion Diet” was invented by podcaster and TedEx speaker Mikhaila Peterson, who prefers calling it the “ultimate elimination diet” and a “Cure-all diet”. On her website, she claims, ““It eliminates all other dietary variables, and sustains your body’s nutritional needs, allowing you to thrive.”

Peterson opened up about her journey of suffering from several health issues since her childhood. At 13, she was diagnosed with severe depression and was put on medication. She was diagnosed with “juvenile rheumatoid arthritis” at 7. At 8, she was taking immune suppressants. She also underwent chronic pain for 10 years from an ankle replacement surgery.