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His nutritional theories could be part of Alberto Garzón's nightmares and his YouTube channel seems to be defined with the seal "Sponsored by your hamburger" with which Ángela Rodríguez 'Pam' wanted to relate livestock with high temperatures. Fortunately for them, Dr. Paul Saladino (46) is very far from the Congress of Deputies. And also from the headquarters of the World Health Organization.

This American doctor, defender of an essentially carnivorous diet, lives in his own way the American Way of Life. Resident in Costa Rica, most of his audience is in the United States, a country where 40% of adults suffer from obesity and many are desperately looking for solutions to lose weight. Famous for his controversial book The Carnivore Code, he says that the secret to losing weight and improving health is to return to the habits that humans had in the Paleolithic. Although only to the extent possible, since much of its regime is covered by the massive consumption of beef.

At first glance, Saladino offers the classic American surfer image that shows off its muscles on the beach, burns with the smallest crack of sun and presumes to enjoy the freedom of the waves. However, to preserve the fibrous body that makes him proud he must pay several tolls. Among them, despise foods as ingrained as processed, cereals, breads, vegetables and vegetables. Although years ago his doctrine was even stricter and also renounced dairy and fruits that he consumes today.

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After trying a ketogenic regimen, or keto, consisting of consuming only protein and eliminating carbohydrates that did not sit well with him, Saladin has developed his own scheme within what he calls the animal-based diet. It recommends consuming 50% of daily calories in fats such as butters, butters, cheeses, eggs and milk; 30% in proteins such as white meat, red meat, eggs, organs (livers and kidneys), fish or seafood and the remaining 20% in the few carbohydrates allowed such as honey and some types of fruit.

On the other hand, he recommends his followers to hunt or sacrifice animals such as bison, bulls, cows, moose, goats, sheep or even ruminants to consume them almost immediately. At the same time, it advises against taking pickled meats or bought in the supermarket, since these have high levels of chemicals and preservatives. He also says that it is better to do without chicken, because, as he describes, it has a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, in addition to accumulating the hormones with which they are fattened.

No dietitian license

Criticized by a large part of the scientific community, Saladin considers himself an anti-vegan activist. Although he acknowledges that many vegans have good intentions, he reproaches them that herbivorous nutrition is worse for the environment. In addition, it highlights that urban veganism, that of Veggie labels, abuses ultra-processed condumio. "Plants don't want to be eaten. They must defend their roots, stems, leaves and seeds with defense chemicals to pass on their genes to the next generation."

His detractors, meanwhile, hide behind questioning his studies. Although he holds a medical degree from the University of Arizona, he is only authorized to work in California and does not practice in any state. To make matters worse, he specialized in Psychiatry and later trained in functional medicine. Considered a pseudoscience. They also consider it contradictory that in the past he has defended the total carnivorous diet while he occasionally consumed rice, potatoes or fruits. Now, he does it openly.

Married and father of two children, a minor boy and girl, Dr. Saladin and his wife Mel strictly follow a way of life that goes beyond the palate. In addition to giving up the cake even on their birthdays, at home they avoid chemicals in deodorants, detergents, soaps or toothpastes. Always trying that these products are biological or manufactured by himself.

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Meanwhile, Paul Saladin has made his extremism a successful personal brand. His company, Heart & Soil, sells food supplements composed of bones and organs from different animals. Supported by other well-known gurus of the paleo lifestyle, he often promotes these products through his social networks and his podcast, Fundamental Health. Where issues related to health and food are discussed. Sometimes, conspiracy theories conspire.

But all that glitters is not health. In the year 2020, Saladin revealed that he has very high bad cholesterol. Something that, he says, does not worry him at all. A firm believer in his actions, every day he goes to the supermarket to equip himself with kilos of meat and butter for his great banquets. Many times, he wears T-shirts that say "kale sucks" or "seed oils are shit" to convince consumers not to buy them.

On other occasions, he makes live shows for his followers where he spends more time counting package additives than queuing. He doesn't leave until every shelf has gone through his scrutiny. When he sees something he doesn't like, he qualifies it as "bullshit" and usually buys it to throw it away. "Bull shit" is not eaten on a whim or on special days. And the bull, if possible, cooks it fresh out of the square.

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