A man in his 40s consumed a "carnivore diet" for eight months and then developed yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows called xanthelasmas, signs of high cholesterol.

Eight months spent following a "carnivore diet" caused a man to grow big, yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows.

The man in his 40s, who was not identified, had been on the carnivore diet for 8 months when he started to notice the discoloration on the palms of his hands, his elbows and the soles of his feet, according to a medical case report published Jan. 22 in the peer-reviewed journal Cardiovascular Images from the American Medical Association.

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The patient was eventually diagnosed with a condition known as xanthelasma — the build-up of cholesterol under the skin.