Machine Gun Kelly has worried fans with his confession that he barely eats anything and just has ‘a bunch of water’ instead, a diet which could be ‘dangerous’ according to medical experts.
Apparently, the Bad Things rapper – who recently welcomed a little girl with ex-partner Megan Fox – lives off bone broth, kimchi, and water.
While promoting his new album Lost Americana, MGK appeared in a food-eating interview with Ladbible, but this has sparked a resurgence in concern about his diet.
In a resurfaced clip, originally posted last month on Instagram account HipHop-N-More, the 35-year-old star revealed: ‘I don’t really eat. I just do water a bunch.’
The men surrounding him were slightly confused, asking if he meant he followed a fasting diet, to which he nodded.
‘Like, I ate that burger ’cause we’re streaming,’ MGK explained and praised his friend’s cooking skills, but another man asked if they weren’t filming, what would he have eaten.
‘Probably water,’ came the new father’s shocking reply, prompting concerned questions about if he feels ‘lightheaded’ at all.
‘Yeah, sometimes. I’ll eat, like, a couple times a week,’ the Home rapper confessed, stating his meals mainly consist of ‘bone broth with kimchi and sauerkraut.’
He added he will have celery juice and coconut water ‘sometimes’, with his diet rounded out by cigarettes and coffee.
‘Because it has probiotics, you know?’ MGK continued. ‘So, like, when you do those water fasts, the only thing that’s crazy is it kills all the good bacteria in you, too, so you gotta put the pro[biotics].’
His friends declared he was ‘healthy as hell’ before one quoted a supposed study claiming that ‘one seven-day fast removes like 80% of cancer-causing cells from your body’.
Metro was unable to verify the existence of this study. The NHS explains on their website: ‘Cancer is a condition where cells in the body grow in an uncontrolled way.’
Cancer occurs when a cell undergoes a genetic mutation, causing it to divide and grow uncontrollably, so all cells in the body are potentially cancer-causing.
MacMillan’s website debunks claims that fasting can stop you getting cancer, adding: ‘There is no good evidence that fasting reduces overall cancer risk.
The cancer charity noted that you can ‘help to reduce your risk by keeping a healthy weight and eating a balanced diet’ but there is ‘no one diet that can prevent cancer.’
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As for MGK’s water fasting diet, there are some studies that suggest short periods of time may improve health, but fasting for long periods is detrimental.
Heathline acknowledged that ‘water fasting may also promote autophagy, a process in which your body breaks down and recycles old, potentially dangerous parts of your cells.’
However, ‘water fasting has many risks and can be very dangerous if followed for too long.’
The outlet added you should not fast for longer than 24-72 hours ‘without medical supervision because of health risks.’
MGK has previously shared his workout routine with Men’s Health, consisting of five sessions per week to keep in shape for his energetic performances.
‘When you physically feel good, mentally feel good,’ he said, adding: ‘I’m not Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but people should look at me and think, If this guy can get into the gym, I can, too.’
He’s also said in the past how ex-partner Megan ‘eats super healthy’ compared to his menu of ‘cheeseburgers’.
While on 104.3 The Shark in 2020, MGK said: ‘It would be cooler if there was just a soup place that was open all night. I would just order soup all night…isn’t soup fire?!
‘Soup goes super hard. I was not into the soup game for some years and now I totally get it. It’s almost like the adult cereal.’
Meanwhile, in 2022, Megan shared she followed a ‘super strict’ diet – which didn’t include gluten, most carbs, alcohol or cigarettes.
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