‘World’s Strongest Bodybuilder’ Aka ‘The White Rhino’ Debunks Popular Myth Claiming Eating Meat Is Dangerous for Your Health

Home/Bodybuilding

ByArpita Shrivastava

Sep 16, 2023 | 6:13 AM EDT

Link Copied!

It is very important to keep yourself healthy to live a good life. To approach a healthy lifestyle, there are many types of diet plans and exercise methods available in the market. However, many people believe that eating red meat, junk food, and other carbohydrate-rich foods has a bad influence on people’s health. However, the IFBB Pro bodybuilder, Stan Efferding, has a different viewpoint and shared his opinion regarding this.

Efferding has expressed his point of view on the Modern Wisdom podcast, which was uploaded to YouTube on Chris Williamson’s channel. The White Rhino tried to clear people’s misconceptions about meat and other foods that are considered risky for health.

Stan Efferding opines on consuming meat

Article continues below this ad

He explains in the video that consuming meat doesn’t affect anyone’s health, although not maintaining the protein level in your body might risk your health as he mentions that “there’s a difference between acute and chronic inflammation or mTOr stimulation and the acute inflammation or stimulation of mTOR doesn’t seem to be a problem”. He illustrated that as people grow old and they somehow don’t eat an intake of protein-rich food, it will affect their longevity. However, to perpetuate this, having protein in any form, whether its red meat or any other meat, will help you.

In addition, he describes that when people grow old; it is common to become metabolically resistant. “They don’t eat enough protein and they suffer from sarcopenia and that can be a bigger problem for mortality risk than consuming red meat or any meat,” said Efferding.

Article continues below this ad

He further added to his explanation that it’s not only that causes the problem, but the combination we use that is more dangerous. People who do not exercise and eat more meat, develop bad habits like drinking more alcohol and smoking, and weigh extra, will suffer from the consequences. But those who keep track of their carb intakes simultaneously and workout, have visible results.

World’s Strongmen are suffering from metabolic syndrome says Efferding

These individuals can maintain a calorie deficit and lose weight. The results were remarkable, as they have seen decreasing the health issues like cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and blood pressure. “weight loss which we know is associated with decreased cancer”, told Stan.

Article continues below this ad

In an old podcast video, the strongest bodybuilder named three strongmen, The Big Rock, Hafthor Bjornsson, and Brian Shaw, all of whom had some level of metabolic syndrome. He pointed out that it’s because of their heavy weight. They all had a little fatty liver and some insulin resistance. Do you agree with Stan’s opinion or do you beg to differ from what he said? Let us know in the comment section.

Watch This Story: Bodybuilder Who Once Played Arnold Schwarzenegger Onscreen, Recalls his Life Falling To