GARTH GOES BELLY UP AGAIN!
Regains 60 lbs. in just one year
JUNK food junkie Garth Brooks has grown gargantuan again — insiders snitch he’s packed on 60 pounds after losing the same amount last year! “Garth hit his target weight of 215 pounds and then let it all go to hell again!” reveals a source close to the Friends in Low Places singer. “Now he’s carrying some 275 pounds and counting!”
Insiders dish the corpulent 6-foot-1 cowboy crooner practically lives on fast food.
“Whenever he and the boys are out on the road, Garth makes them stop at every McDonald’s and Taco Bell they see,” spills a source. “He can’t help himself!”
Last year’s massive weight loss marked the fifth time Garth, 61, has dropped at least 40 pounds during his superstar career, which doctors say will make it even more difficult to lose the weight again.
Four years ago, the whale-like warbler ballooned to nearly 300 pounds before shedding 60 — but he promptly put it all back on the following year!
“Garth has had this gain
a ton, drop a ton, yo-yo diet thing going on most of his adult life,” confides a friend. “He hates to exercise and eats a ton of crap. Then he gets serious about his weight and loses it all again.”
While the former college baseball star’s ability to lose weight is impressive, doctors warn it’s wreaking havoc on his body.
Longevity expert Dr. Gabe Mirkin notes Garth is at risk for high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and prostate and colon cancer.
“Every time you lose the weight and then gain it back, you gain back pure fat,” he explains. “So, he is increasingly raising his risk of heart attack or stroke.”
And junk food is particularly harmful.
“WHAT you eat may even be more important than how much you eat,” warns Mirkin, who has not treated the star. “Fast food is far more fattening than nutritious options. It is low in fiber and causes a rise in blood sugar that settles as excess fat in your liver — causing insulin resistance and diabetes.”
One mental health expert believes Garth’s problems are psychologically based.
“He’s addicted to rotten eating and the question is why?” says psychologist Dr. Gilda Carle. “These diets are dangerous. The bigger issue is his seeming addiction. It would behoove him to get counseling to find out what is driving that addiction — and how to conquer it — before it’s too late!
“He needs a long-term, lifestyle change, rather than a temporary diet fix.”