Raw Milk and Cow Hearts: Dr. Neal Barnard on Soccer Star Erling Haaland’s Dangerous Diet

But should anyone else be eating like him?

Haaland’s highly publicized routine includes raw milk, beef liver, cow heart, steak, eggs, fish, pasta, vegetables, and honey. In this episode of The Exam Room Podcast, Dr. Neal Barnard joins Chuck Carroll to examine whether the foods powering one of the world’s greatest athletes could create serious health risks for the average person.

Dr. Barnard explores the immediate food-safety concerns surrounding raw milk and the potential problems associated with regularly consuming organ meats. Could highly concentrated amounts of dietary cholesterol, heme iron, vitamin A, and copper become too much of a good thing?

You will also learn:

• Why an elite athlete may require thousands more calories than the average person
• Whether eating six meals a day provides a metabolic advantage
• The difference between short-term athletic performance and long-term health
• Why looking lean and powerful does not necessarily reveal what is happening inside the body
• Healthier ways to fuel exercise, recovery, strength, and endurance

This is not about criticizing Haaland’s talent or discipline. It is about understanding why a diet created for an extraordinary athlete should not automatically become a nutrition plan for everyone else.

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