Actor Halle Berry has said that she has been on a keto diet for over 30 years, ever since she was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 22.
“It was a moment I’ll never forget. I had to re-spin the way I lived my life and have carried that with me ever since. Because I’m diabetic, nutrition has been a big part of my life and for the past almost 30 years I have been following the ketogenic lifestyle,” she told the Insider.
Berry’s long association with keto comes as a surprise, as over the years, health experts have repeatedly warned against some of the adverse effects of sustained ketogenic diets.
This isn’t the first time the 54-year-old Catwoman actor is talking about her eating habits and lifestyle. During a “Fitness Friday” Instagram post in 2018, she wrote a detailed caption related to her health and food intake while mentioning how keto is “largely responsible” for slowing down her “ageing process”.
“The keto lifestyle offers so many benefits such as weight loss, (moms that’s how we get rid of our baby bellies), appetite control, more energy and…