The truth about the Liver King: Top dietitians analyse his diet of raw testicles and find there COULD be benefits (but some of his nutrition tips are just as bad as ultra-processed food) By Stella Philippson Published: 13:39 BST, 29 April 2024 | Updated: 13:56 BST, 29 April 2024 e-mail 3 View comments He is one of the world’s biggest diet influencers, famous for advocating a diet of raw meat and offal. Over the past few years Brian Johnson – better known as the Liver King – has amassed a combined nine million followers on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube with his often stomach-churning videos. In one clip, extraordinarily muscular Johnson, 47, is seen topless while tearing into uncooked animal testicles – which he says he washes down with scotch whiskey – for breakfast.
In others, he eats alligator tail, raw bull lungs and a foetal duck egg (including its feathers, bone and beak). The idea is that by following his ‘primal’ way of living, you too could achieve his eye-popping physique. However, all may not be quite as it seems.
In December 2022 Johnson admitted in a six-minute YouTube clip to taking anabolic steroids to bulk up, despite having previously claimed that his body was ‘all natural’ and the result of following a caveman lifestyle. Brian Johnson – better known as the Liver King – has amassed a combined nine million followers on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube with his often stomach-churning videos Yet, far from being a fall from grace, the admission .
