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Al Roker Reveals He’s Lost 40 Lbs. On Keto Diet In 6 Months

The weatherman has been an outspoken advocate of the controversial program.

By Star Staff, March 5, 2019

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Today Show weatherman Al Roker revealed that, since he started the keto diet in September, he’s lost 40 pounds. Click through the gallery for all the info.

Al Roker Reveals He’s Lost 40 Lbs. On Keto Diet In 6 Months

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On March 4, the 64-year-old shared his favorite recipe for keto sloppy joes on Today.

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“I’ve lost 40 pounds,” he told his co-hosts as he made the sandwiches on low carb bread. The keto diet calls for cutting out carbohydrates and instead loading up on fats.

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“My cholesterol — just had them checked a couple of weeks ago. Everything’s good,” he shared

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In January, Al waded into a fight with Biggest Loser star Jillian Michaels about the controversial diet. Jillian, 45, said it was unhealthy to omit an entire food group.

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So @JillianMichaels says #Keto is a bad idea. This from a woman who promoted on camera bullying , deprivation, manipulation and more weekly in the name of weight loss. Now those sound like bad ideas

— Al Roker (@alroker) January 10, 2019

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In January, Al waded into a fight with Biggest Loser star Jillian Michaels about the controversial diet. Jillian, 45, said it was unhealthy to omit an entire food group.

Al sassily replied on Twitter, “So @JillianMichaels says #Keto is a bad idea. This from a woman who promoted on camera bullying , deprivation, manipulation and more weekly in the name of weight loss. Now those sound like bad ideas.”

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In January, Al waded into a fight with Biggest Loser star Jillian Michaels about the controversial diet. Jillian, 45, said it was unhealthy to omit an entire food group.

The scientific consensus agrees that keto can be dangerously unhealthy and doesn’t work. Still, that hasn’t stopped celebrity fans like Vinny Guadagnino, Jenna Jameson, and Al.

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What do you think of Al’s keto weight loss? Sound off in the comments!

On March 4, the 64-year-old shared his favorite recipe for keto sloppy joes on Today.

Photo credit: INSTARImages

“I’ve lost 40 pounds,” he told his co-hosts as he made the sandwiches on low carb bread. The keto diet calls for cutting out carbohydrates and instead loading up on fats.

Photo credit: MEGA

“My cholesterol — just had them checked a couple of weeks ago. Everything’s good,” he shared

Photo credit: MEGA

In January, Al waded into a fight with Biggest Loser star Jillian Michaels about the controversial diet. Jillian, 45, said it was unhealthy to omit an entire food group.

Photo credit: MEGA

The scientific consensus agrees that keto can be dangerously unhealthy and doesn’t work. Still, that hasn’t stopped celebrity fans like Vinny Guadagnino, Jenna Jameson, and Al.

What do you think of Al’s keto weight loss? Sound off in the comments!

Photo credit: MEGA