This is the 14-day liquid diet the Australian cricket legend did before he died

A health expert has warned that extreme diets, like the liquid cleanse Shane Warne was taking to lose weight when he died, can increase the risk of heart attacks for people with heart problems.

Shane Warne had just completed a 14-day ‘extreme’ liquid diet in an attempt to lose weight, before tragically dying of a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Thailand, according to the Daily Mail.

The 52-year-old Australian cricket legend was on a “boys trip” at the luxury Samujana Villa resort on Koh Samui, when he was found unconscious in his room at around 5pm local time.

Cricket legend dies after completing a liquid diet

Warne previously mentioned that he had tried ‘traditional Chinese medicine’ for weight loss. His family revealed that he regularly followed ’30-day fasting tea diets’, as he struggled with his weight throughout his career.

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One of Warne’s close friends, Sporting News CEO Tom Hall, who vacationed in Thailand with him, revealed that Warne enjoyed one last very Australian meal. He “devoured” Vegemite toast after completing his extreme diet just a few days earlier.

Furthermore, the legendary Australian bowler was a chain smoker, had recently been treated for Covid-19 and was struggling with other health issues. So far, there is no firm evidence linking Warne’s diet to his heart attack.

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However, the Heart Foundation’s chief medical adviser, Professor Garry Jennings, stressed that there is in fact a risk that very low-calorie diets put additional stress on the heart in some conditions.

“For the most part, these risks are in addition to an underlying heart problem, they don’t come out of the blue. I doubt they can cause a heart problem on their own,” Professor Jennings told The Sydney Morning Herald.

If your metabolism, your handling of fluids, salt, and other electrolytes get out of whack, if you have a small heart attack, it’s more likely to turn into something serious

This is the 14 day liquid diet

The Mayo Clinic explains that a clear liquid diet is often used before tests, procedures or surgeries that require you to have no food in your stomach or intestines, such as before a colonoscopy.

It may also be recommended as a short-term diet if you have certain digestive problems, such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, or after certain types of surgery.

A typical full liquid diet menu might look something like this:

Breakfast

• 1 glass of fruit juice without pulp
• 1 bowl of gelatin
• 1 cup of coffee or tea, without dairy products

Afternoon snack

• 1 glass of fruit juice (without pulp)
• 1 bowl of gelatin

Lunch

• 1 glass of fruit juice without pulp
• 1 glass of water
• 1 cup of broth
• 1 bowl of gelatin

Afternoon snack

• 1 frozen popsicle without pulp
• 1 cup of coffee or tea, without dairy products

Dinner

• 1 cup of juice without pulp or water
• 1 cup of broth
• 1 bowl of gelatin
• 1 cup of coffee or tea, without dairy products

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