Liver King

Brian Johnson, better known by his online alias Liver King, is an American fitness social media influencer and businessman.[1][2] He is known for promoting what he calls an "ancestral lifestyle", which includes eating large amounts of raw unprocessed organs and meat, as well as eating liver daily.[3] His diet has been criticized by nutritionists for being potentially dangerous.[1][4][3]

Liver King
Bornc. 1978
Years active2021–present
TikTok information
Followers5.1 million
Likes96.3 million
Last updated: 26 October 2023
YouTube information
Subscribers298 thousand
Total views60.7 million
Last updated: 26 October 2023

Johnson preaches his nine "ancestral tenets": sleep, eat, move, shield, connect, cold, sun, fight, bond.[5] He had denied having used steroids to achieve his physique until 2022, after which a leak of private e-mails revealed that he had spent over $11,000 a month on anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. He then apologised for his conduct on a YouTube video.[6][7]

Early life

Johnson was born around the year 1978. Prior to his career as an influencer, Johnson worked supporting his wife's dental practice.[8]

Controversy

Johnson's dietary recommendation of eating raw meat has been criticised as dangerous, due to the associated risk of bacterial infection from its consumption.[1] The meat rich diet Johnson recommends is high in saturated fat, which is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and high cholesterol levels, and may also result in digestive issues.[1][4]

Despite repeatedly denying having ever used anabolic steroids to attain his physique, it was revealed in late 2022 that he regularly used multiple drugs, including synthetic IGF1 and testosterone, and spent $11,000 on pharmaceuticals a month.[9] After emails showing his use of steroids and hormones came to light, Johnson made a video in which he admitted to taking around 120 mg of testosterone per week and apologized for misleading his viewers about his "pharmacological intervention", while also adding that there is "a time and place" for such interventions to be made.[10]

References
  1. Cao, Steffi (2022-03-02). "Liver King Might Be The Biggest Bro Influencer We Have Ever Seen". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. Aggeler, Madeleine (5 May 2022). "How the Liver King Built an Empire by Eating Raw Organ Meat". GQ. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. Jarry, Jonathan (28 January 2022). "The Liver King Wants You to Dominate Your Health Like a Caveman". Office for Science and Society. McGill University. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. Taylor, Anne (29 August 2022). "What A Nutritionist Really Thinks About The Liver King Diet - Exclusive". Health Digest. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. "The 9 Ancestral Tenets—the Best "Supplements" That Exist". Ancestral Supplements. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. Amenabar, Teddy; O’Connor, Anahad (2022-12-10). "TikTok 'Liver King' touted raw organ meat diet. He also took steroids". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  7. Landsverk, Gabby. "The Liver King claimed he got ripped by eating raw organs when he was really taking $11,000 worth of steroids a month. Now he says he regrets lying to his followers". Insider. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  8. "From the Liver King's mouth to your plate: Inside the controversial influencer's world". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  9. Cao, Steffi (2022-12-02). "Liver King, The TikTok Creator Who Eats Raw Bull Testicles For Dinner, Is On Steroids". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  10. Weiss, Geoff (2 December 2022). "The Liver King, an influencer who eats raw meat and preaches a primal lifestyle, admits to lying about steroid use". Insider. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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