Chris Martin From Coldplay Says He Only Eats 6 Days A Week

"I felt grateful for food and just grateful for everything in a way that I wasn’t so much before," the 38-year-old singer said.


Chris Martin is the frontman of Coldplay, a father to two kids, and the ex-husband of actress and super-healthy lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow. Recently, it came to light that for one full day each week, the singer-songwriter does not consume any food. At all.

“I started doing it because I was sick one time.” Martin said in an interview with Fresh 102.7. “This guy said to me: ‘Just try not eating for a day, because it will make your body feel healthier.'”

Martin found that the regular day of fasting changed his mindset on numerous things, and had physical effects.

“I found that I could sing a bit better,” he said. “Also, I felt grateful for food and just grateful for everything in a way that I wasn’t so much before.”

Martin seems to have a sense of humor about the whole thing—when breaking the fast, he says he prefers Nutella and pancakes over a kale salad.

His diet sounds like a version of intermittent fasting, or IF, a routine that many bodybuilders swear by. Options for intermittent fasting range from skipping or delaying certain meals to multi-day fasts. Some proponents of intermittent fasting swear by its metabolic effects, some of which are backed by data. Researchers have found that IF is linked to anti-aging processes, and it’s known as an effective weight-loss regimen. Studies have concluded that IF is probably safe for healthy individuals, although more research is needed to further assess IF’s benefits and risks.

Martin didn’t make any medical claims about his diet, merely saying that it works for him. And he’s certainly not the only celebrity whose eating habits may be confusing to us normal human beings. Recently, football player Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen made the news for their strict diets. The family’s private chef told The Boston Globe that the pair eat an 80 percent plant-based diet free of dairy, gluten, caffeine, sugar, and nightshade vegetables. Of course, it’s easy for celebrities to eat such restrictive diets when they have access to high-quality ingredients and personal chefs.

Fasting is definitely not for everyone, and sticking with a balanced, healthy diet is widely recommended. But you do you, Chris. You do you.

h/t The Cut

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