India, Oct. 15 -- The carnivore diet is precisely what it sounds like: eating only animal products, primarily meat. The extreme diet cuts out all plant-based foods, including fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. It's attracted followers who claim it offers a range of benefits, from rapid weight loss to diabetes reversal. But is it actually healthy? Also read | Following carnivore diet? Beware of 3 biggest mistakes

In an October 14 Instagram post, titled 'Heart surgeon ranks health trends 1-10', Dr Jeremy London, a cardiovascular surgeon trained at the Medical College of Georgia, St Joseph's Hospital in Denver, and Carolinas Medical Centre in North Carolina, rated several popular health trends, including the carnivore die...