Nigerian Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, has made some bold claims about food and how nutrition works.
Despite not being known to have any background in food and nutritional science, the movie star claimed that the human body was designed to eat once daily.
He described food as a “scam,” claiming that society exaggerates feeding.
He explained that he eats once daily and doesn’t like being overfed because he functions better when he is hungry.
Speaking in a recent interview with 3FM 102.7 Ghana, Jim Iyke said,
“I eat once a day. Food sounds like a disruptor for me. Once I eat, it’s downhill. I think my energy is pure and unbridled when I don’t eat. So, sometimes, I don’t want to share that space with food. Because food would begin to weigh me down, I would begin to enjoy it and send signals to my head that the day is ending, I need to sleep.
“Then your subconsciousness takes over with the manipulation and begins to tell you, you’ve tried today, you’ve eaten, take some time off. Food is a scam. The human body is designed to eat just once a day. And of course, what you eat defines everything. The law of commutative effect will catch up with you every time you eat something wrong.”
Contrary to Jim Iyke’s claims, there’s no scientific evidence that the human body is designed to eat just once a day.
Most experts recommend three meals a day with snacks in between if needed.
