Lori Harvey says that Michael B. Since dating Jordan, she consumed 1,200 calories a day to lose weight.
The dietician told that this is enough food for a 3-year-old girl and not for an adult woman. Eating so little can lead to malnutrition, eating disorders and mental health problems.
Dietician and nutritionist has criticized model Lori Harvey for saying she ate 1,200 calories a day to lose weight.
Harvey, daughter of actor Steve Harvey, posted a video on TikTok on May 14 saying that actor Michael B. She has put on 15 pounds of "relationship weight" since dating Jordan.
Harvey said, "It was terrible, none of my clothes fit."
1,200 calories a day max" ate "meat and vegetables and minimal carbs" while working out five to six times a week, doing Pilates, sprint interval circuits, or hiking — and sometimes twice a day.
Dietician Tai Ibitoye explained that eating so little puts one at risk of malnutrition, lethargy, fatigue, constipation, headaches and dizziness, cramps, dry mouth, and thinning or hair loss.
indirectly encouraging people who aspire to have a similar body weight or physique to adopt diets that are unsustainable and restrictive," Ibitoye said.
Her diet could be harmful and increase the risk of nutritional deficiencies, disordered eating, and foster a poor relationship with food, she said.
1,200 calories is just under the estimated average food intake required for a three or four year old, whereas the equivalent for a woman aged 25-34 is 2,175 calories.