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Health influencers face mounting lawsuits! From Liver King to F-Factor, check what is happening
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Health influencers face mounting lawsuits! From Liver King to F-Factor, check what is happening

[ad_1] When Joe Loney discovered Liver King, a shredded fitness influencer known for eating raw organs, he was hooked. By working out and sticking to a primal diet, the 35-year old Briton believed, he could attain the same ripped physique as Brian Johnson, the influencer's real name. Beginning in 2021, Loney ate a daily steak so rare it was almost raw, taking a break only every two to three months.Then, in December, the king made a confession to his subjects. He admitted in a YouTube video, which now has almost 4 million views, that he was taking roughly $11,000 of steroids a month. Next he was hit with a $25 million lawsuit claiming he used deceptive marketing for his Ancestral Supplements, which he says have generated more than $100 million in sales a year. “I felt betrayed,” said Lon...