Paul Saladino

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Paul Saladino is an American health influencer and board-certified psychiatrist who promotes pseudoscientific claims regarding human health and diet. Saladino was formerly a leading advocate of eating a strict meat-only carnivore diet, a fad diet that lacks scientific evidence for its effectiveness. His 2020 book The Carnivore Code is described by The New Yorker as the closest thing the Paleo diet movement has to a manifesto. In it, Saladino described plants as "poison". Saladino later abandoned a strict carnivore diet citing serious side effects, pivoting to promoting a meat heavy diet that also includes fruit and honey. He also advocates for raw milk, despite the lack of evidence for any health benefit, and the risks of bacterial infection. Paul Saladino is known primarily for work in Wellness. They are based in Austin. Carnivore Code Author specializing in Health & Wellness. Based in Austin, TX. Profile compiled from public sources including Wikipedia's article on Paul Saladino (accessed July 2026).