(Gray News) – A man who ate up to nine pounds of cheese and butter every day developed yellow-colored nodules on his palms, soles, and elbows, doctors in Florida said. An article published Jan ...

Yellow cholesterol nodules in patient's skin built up from eating a diet consisting of only beef, butter and cheese. His total cholesterol level exceeded 1,000 mg/dL.

Man develops yellow nodules after consuming a high-fat carnivore diet.Photo: JAMA Network A Florida man in his mid-40s followed the trending carnivore diet and ended up in the hospital with ...

Yellow cholesterol nodules in patient's skin built up from eating a diet consisting of only beef, butter and cheese. His total cholesterol level exceeded 1,000 mg/dL. For context, an optimal total ...

According to the report, a man in his 40s experienced "asymptomatic yellowish nodules on his palms, soles, and elbows" for three weeks. Eight months earlier, he had adopted a so-called carnivore diet.

Upon examination, doctors found "multiple painless yellowish nodules" on the man's palms and elbows. His cholesterol had exceeded 1,000 mg/dL – five times what is considered normal.