Guy Fieri, who recently dropped 30 pounds through portion management, intermittent fasting, and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), wants people to know that, despite his reputation as the king of deep-fried meals, he is always health concerned.
The 56-year-old Food Network personality and restaurateur recently told Men’s Health that he was never unhealthy before becoming a thinner, meaner version of himself, but when he turned 50, he knew he needed to amp up his program to combat age-related decline.
“Unfortunately, in the [‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’] world, people like to go, ‘Oh, you’re the chef that eats the deep-fried pizza burgers with the ice cream toppings and all those huge, fried everythings,'” he told the publication. “My response is ‘I don’t want to say.