What Diet Does Bear Grylls Follow, And Was He Really Vegan?

British adventurer Bear Grylls caused controversy after renouncing his vegan diet and advocacy, claiming that he was wrong about its benefits for both the environment and his health. Grylls now follows a mostly carnivorous diet heavy in meat, eggs, and liver, along with raw dairy, fruit, and good quality honey. He has also endorsed "Ancestral Supplements," containing animal organs, claiming that humans need more organs.

Grylls' anti-vegan remarks have sparked debate about whether he actually followed a vegan lifestyle in the past. While he did co-write a vegan cookbook, Fuel for Life, it included meat recipes and stated that he ate "honest meat" alongside his mostly plant-based diet. Grylls' journey from veganism to a meat-heavy diet has been met with criticism, but he has not claimed to have adhered fully to veganism in the past.