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Meet the Lady Carnivores Taking Over TikTok

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Recently, however, the pendulum has swung slightly, with many female influencers promoting the diet. One such influencer, Ashley English, a former model who says she struggled with an eating disorder before adopting a high-protein, high-fat diet, went viral with a February 2024 TikTok titled "What I Eat In a Day as a girl who eats raw meat," showing off her breakfast (orange slices, smoked oysters, raw milk, and a raw ribeye) and dinner (more raw ribeye, with sauerkraut, chimichurri, bone marrow, and gruyere), mixed in with shots of her sun-drenched face and her enjoying a juicy kiwi in a garden. (English did not respond to a request for comment, though as many commenters on her video note, consuming raw meat and raw milk significantly increase the risk of contracting food-borne illnesses.) With interest in the diet increasing, the trend of female carnivores has had the effect of universalizing its appeal. The fact that many of these influencers are beautiful, slender young wome