The underlying fact is real and well documented. Saladino himself has stated publicly that he stopped eating a strict carnivore diet: he began a carnivore diet of meat, organs, salt and eggs in 2018 to address eczema and asthma, said his symptoms resolved, but quit after about 1.5 years and added back fruit, honey and raw dairy, an approach he calls "animal-based." Encyclopedic sourcing agrees: Saladino later abandoned a strict carnivore diet citing serious side effects, pivoting to promoting a meat heavy diet that also includes fruit and honey.

The specific "majority" wording traces to April 2026 reporting by Plant Based News: Saladino has said that fruit now "makes up the majority" of his food, and the content creator who previously operated under the Carnivore MD moniker has begun eating a range of fruits and vegetables. The same outlet separately circulated a podcast clip captioned "Majority of my diet is fruit."

Critically, the same source that generated the headline also qualifies it: despite the addition of fruit and certain vegetables, Saladino's diet still appears to be primarily based on animal-derived foods, with daily intake including whey protein, honey, raw liver, raw milk, butter, yoghurt and beef. His own company describes the current position as adding fruit and honey back in to arrive at an animal-based diet of meat, organs, fruit, honey and raw dairy, and in 2026 experimenting with starches such as yuca after white rice and sourdough did not agree with him. Independent commentary notes the same: Saladino began strict carnivore around 2018, changed course by 2022 due to health issues, and these days his diet still relies heavily on meat and dairy while also including fruit and honey.

On the secondary study claim, the review exists and the post reports it substantially correctly. The scoping review by Lietz, Dapprich and Fischer was published in Nutrients 2026;18(2):348 by the Center for Nutrition and Therapy at the University of Applied Sciences Muenster.

Nine human studies were included, and individual publications reported positive effects such as weight reduction, increased satiety, and potential improvements in inflammatory or metabolic markers.

At the same time, potential risks of nutrient deficiencies, particularly vitamins C and D, calcium, magnesium, iodine and dietary fiber, as well as elevated LDL and total cholesterol, were identified, along with one case describing deterioration in health status; the conclusion was that at this time, long-term adherence to a CD cannot be recommended.

An independent review of the paper notes that only nine human studies met the criteria and that most of these were case reports, case series, modeling analyses or social media surveys.

The university's own summary states that most studies have small samples, short observation periods and a lack of control groups, so long-term health effects cannot currently be reliably assessed and permanent implementation cannot be recommended from a nutritional standpoint.