A man in his 40s consumed a "carnivore diet" for eight months and then developed yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows called xanthelasmas, signs of high cholesterol.

A trio of cardiologists, two at Tampa General Hospital and the third at the University of Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Center, have reported an incident of an adult man developing yellowish nodules on his hands,

Eight months spent following a "carnivore diet" caused a man to grow big, yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows.

The man in his 40s, who was not identified, had been on the carnivore diet for 8 months when he started to notice the discoloration on the palms of his hands, his elbows and the soles of his feet, according to a medical case report published Jan. 22 in the peer-reviewed journal Cardiovascular Images from the American Medical Association.

A MAN’S hands, feet and elbows were covered in yellow lines and bumps after switching to a carnivore diet. The unnamed patient, in his 40s, ate only animal products for about eight months

Doctors published a case report this week detailing a rare complication linked to adopting an extreme high-fat "carnivore" diet.

The patient adopted a carnivore diet approximately 8 months before presentation,” an abstract from the article said. “His dietary habits included a high intake of fats, consisting of 6 to 9 lb of cheese,

The patient was eventually diagnosed with a condition known as xanthelasma — the build-up of cholesterol under the skin.