Venezuela: scarcity and undernourishment

• Jesús left Venezuela about six years earlier amid its political and economic crisis.
• Around 2016, shops ran out of food while people with government-granted access resold supplies at inflated prices.
• At approximately 18 years old, Jesús weighed 46 kg; even corn flour could cost $10 per kilogram.

Leaving Venezuela and regaining weight

• While his family relocated elsewhere, Jesús lived without legal status in Trinidad and worked up to 18-hour shifts.
• His initial diet followed conventional advice, with vegetables, grains, bread and an effort to choose organic foods.
• His weight and wellbeing improved from their earlier lows, but he remained unwell amid long working hours.
• After moving to Peru, he continued the same diet at roughly 54–55 kg until his health worsened in 2024.

Fatty liver and discovering carnivore

• Severe abdominal pain disrupted work, and testing identified fatty liver despite a low-fat diet and no alcohol.
• Jesús ate many vegetables and peanuts, while clinicians advised reducing animal fat, which he found contradictory.
• Jesús had completed a year of medical study in Venezuela and previously viewed carnivore as an expensive biohack.
• An interview with Dr. Anthony Chaffee changed his view of carnivore and of contradictory nutrition advice.
• Jesús interpreted contradictory milk, fat and nutrition research advice as evidence that mainstream guidance was wrong.

Changes after adopting carnivore

• Jesús felt more energetic after four weeks; a liver recheck about two months later no longer found fatty liver.
• His family initially worried about his liver, then viewed the follow-up result as an important improvement.
• Jesús gained approximately 6 kg of muscle and increased his athletic performance after years of low body weight.
• Nearly three years after starting carnivore, he has sustained energy and can keep pace during demanding exercise.

Everyday meals and family changes

• During intensive training, his daily intake is about 1 kg beef and ten eggs, plus some butter and occasional cheese.
• During lighter training periods, his daily intake is about 500 g beef and ten eggs.
• His overweight relatives initially resisted his change from buying peanuts and vegetables to buying household meat.
• His family's resistance lessened over time, and his father adopted carnivore for roughly one month.
• His father's nighttime choking episodes have ceased for four weeks, with snoring persisting and sleep continuity improving.

Cholesterol and medical follow-up

• During a later medical visit for a possible infection, his cholesterol was nearly three times the local average.
• Clinicians judged it not dangerous at his age but advised endocrinology, cardiac checks and possible medication.
• Jesús did not disclose his diet, declined further visits there and preferred a clinician familiar with carnivore.

Food and daily life in Peru

• Jesús appreciates Peru's calm lifestyle but dislikes its traffic, services and lack of sunshine, and misses Venezuela.
• He receives pasture-raised beef at home for nearly supermarket prices, despite buying quantities comparable to restaurants.
• In his experience, everyday Peruvian meals center on rice and potatoes with little meat, unlike restaurant cuisine.
• Jesús connects meals dominated by rice and potatoes with childhood anemia and shorter stature in Peru.
• He estimates average height around 160 cm and encounters few severely obese people but many with low muscle tone.

Exercise, energy and long-term plans

• Jesús previously trained for about two hours daily, six days per week, aiming to maximize muscle growth.
• He currently trains about once weekly, prioritizing work, and may increase to one to three sessions per week.
• He questions whether six or seven intense training days per week are beneficial for the central nervous system.
• Intensive exercise rarely left him exhausted; prolonged indoor inactivity brings restlessness or mild headaches.
• Walks, sunlight and social contact improve his wellbeing during those periods.
• As a child, Jesús especially valued meat; during Venezuelan food shortages, he sometimes ate it only monthly.
• He prefers carnivore and expects meat to remain his dietary foundation, even if he adds other foods later.

Advice for someone starting carnivore

• Advice from Dr. Chaffee influenced Jesús to start his father on carnivore without a gradual transition.
• His father experienced no anticipated 'keto flu' and had fewer nighttime breathing episodes, awakenings and bathroom trips.
• Another friend's abrupt switch was followed by improved wellbeing, reinforcing Jesús's preference for immediate elimination.
• Jesús allows some flexibility during a transition but ultimately advocates eliminating all non-animal foods.