Yellowish nodules on the palms of a man in the forty. Painless yellowish nodules were observed on the palms of the patient (A) and elbows. B, enlarged view of the Palmaire lesions. These lesions are consistent with Xanthelasma, probably as a result of severe hypercholesterolemia associated with a high -fat carnivore diet. The total cholesterol levels exceeded 1000 mg/dl. Credit: Jama Cardiology (2025). DOI: 10,1001/Jamacardio.2024.5209
A trio of cardiologists, two in the Tampa General Hospital and the third of the MD Anderson Cancer Center of the University of Texas, have reported an incident of an adult man who develops yellowish nodules on his hands, feet and elbows after accepting a Carnivore diet.
In their paper published in the diary Jama CardiologyKonstantinos Marmagkiolis, Jaime Caballero and Cezar Iliescu, describe the symptoms of a patient who had come to Tampa general to seek help after yellowish nodules appeared on different parts of his body and their diagnosis.
The patient, a man in the forty, told the doctors that the lumps had appeared three weeks prior to his hospital visit. After interrogation, they stipulated that the patient had taken over the so -called carnivore diet about eight months prior to the appearance of the nodules.
The carnivorous diet is a fool diet based on eating large amounts of animal fats and very little of something else. In this case the patient reported every day to eat nearly 10 pounds of butter, cheese and other fat food since they started the diet – even go so far to add fat to the hamburgers he consumed every day.
Blood tests showed that the cholesterol of the patient was about four times normal levels. The doctors determined the patient with Xanthelasma, a condition in which yellowish deposits of cholesterol accumulate in different parts of the body – in this case on the palms, the soles of his feet and his elbows. His case was demanded to the point that pushed part of the cholesterol through cracks into the skin.
The doctors advised the man to reduce his thick intake. But they also noted that this would not get rid of the nodules – they required surgical excision or burning with liquid nitrogen. They also reminded the patient that such high levels of cholesterol can lead to a large number of other disorders such as cardiovascular disease, a greatly increased risk of stroke and ultimately liver problems.
More information:
Konstantinos Marmagkiolis et al, Yellowish nodules on a man who consumes a carnivore diet, Jama Cardiology (2025). DOI: 10,1001/Jamacardio.2024.5209
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