A Food Star Trims Down

 Action Bronson is a renaissance man of sorts. He's a chef, TV host and rapper. He was also vastly overweight which was posing a problem for him. However he took it upon himself to become healthy - with the same gusto he reserved for eating. Now Action has become an action hero, thanks to exercise and dieting.

Jon Caramanca, who usually write for the entertainment section of The New York Times write about Chef Bronson in today's New York Times Food section. Action Bronson is a kind of Anthony Bourdain for Gen Xers and Millenials. Before he lost 130 pounds Chef Bronson looked like ZZ Top's version of Henry VIII. He was obese with a long, frizzy red beard, creating all sorts of dishes (and swearing like a rapper). This thirty seven year old, born Ariyan Arslani in Flushing Queens was the host of F$%* This Is Delicious along with being a trained chef. Yes, he ate on his show,(which is not for the faint of heart). He also brought that home, getting take out indiscriminately and not paying attention to his health.It also infiltrated his home life where his fiancee, Valeria, a licensed master social worker criticized him . He got so big he was denied health insurance. His clothes, a very big 3XL and 4XL were becoming tight. He had trouble breathing at night along with problems in the bathroom.

Something had to be done. The ultra rich sandwiches he is known for making had to be gone. Bacchanal eating had to be a thing of the past. Luckily  he had become fascinated with body building as a teen ager. He went to gyms. Now it was time to go back to them. Chef Bronson drinks smoothies or branched chain amino acid supplements. During lock down, when everyone else indulged, he ate extra lean meals. There was grilled chicken and sweet potato along with green juices and protein shakes. He has slackened up a bit, which was good for his fiancee. She was worried that he was being too strident  and too conscious of what he was eating. For a recent taping of Delicious Chef Bronson took a  sip of liquid chocolate mousse, then headed to the his car where he retrieved a gorilla faced kettle bell and starts swinging it in the street. In another episode he did three hundred squats in between tasting focaccia and lahmucan,a kind of Turkish ground beef pizza He also owns a line of olive oils with Grove & Vine, the perfect ingredient for healthy eating.

Action Bronson is taking action in creating a healthier lifestyle for himself. He has become a good role model for his fans that maybe have over indulged themselves. He has learned to eat well and eat healthy.