What could fail with consuming an exceptionally high-fat diet plan of beef, cheese, and sticks of butter? Well, for something, your cholesterol levels might reach such dizzying levels that lipids begin exuding from your capillary, forming yellow-colored blemishes on your skin.

That was the troubling case of a guy in Florida who appeared at a Tampa health center with a three-week history of pain-free, yellow eruptions on the palms of his hands, soles of his feet, and elbows. His case was released today in JAMA Cardiology.

The male, stated to be in his 40s, informed physicians that he had actually embraced a “carnivore diet” 8 months prior. His diet plan consisted of in between 6 pounds and 9 pounds of cheese, sticks of butter, and everyday hamburgers that had actually extra fat included into them. Considering that handling this brow-raising food strategy, he declared his weight dropped, his energy levels increased, and his “mental clarity” enhanced.

His overall cholesterol level went beyond 1,000 mg/dL. For context, an ideal overall cholesterol level is under 200 mg/dL, while 240 mg/dL is thought about the limit for ‘high.’ Cardiologists kept in mind that prior to going on his fatty diet plan, his cholesterol had actually been in between 210 mg/dL to 300 mg/dL.