The snack’s popularity has brought a proliferation of new flavors and high-end options. For some fans, that’s a problem.

A Florida man in his mid-40s on a meat, fat, and dairy-heavy diet arrived at a Tampa hospital with ooze emanating from yellowish nodes on the palms of his hands, elbows, and the soles of his feet.

Most mornings, Greg Brooks wakes up and heads to a 7-Eleven for a meat stick. He’s promptly bombarded with choices, from the classic Slim Jim to a proliferation of options promising to be ...

A Florida man in his mid-40s on a meat, ... Man who only ate cheese, beef and sticks of butter for 8 months suffers shocking side effect By . Reda Wigle. Published Jan. 24, ...

Kang said the company, which employs nearly 200, had a 90% increase in sales last year, mostly fueled by meat sticks, and will take in nearly $500 million in revenue in the next 18 months.

Sales of meat sticks — think Slim Jims or Chomps — were up significantly last year and became the fastest-growing category in snacks. In total, the Wall Street Journal reported that sales of ...

A Florida Man’s Meat, Cheese, ... He accomplished this by regularly eating six to nine pounds of cheese, copious sticks of butter, and daily hamburgers stuffed with even more fat.