Miley Cyrus Reveals She Quit Her Vegan Diet Because Of Poor Health

Miley Cyrus is no stranger to dropping bombshells, and her latest reveal is sure to ruffle a few feathers. On an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast that aired a few days ago, the 'Midnight Sky' singer explained she no longer follows a strict vegan diet because her health was being severely compromised. 

"I was vegan for a very long time and I've had to introduce fish and omegas into my life because my brain wasn't functioning properly," said the 27-year-old star.

According to Cyrus, who had been "on the strictest [vegan diet] you've ever known" from 2013 to 2019, her decision was further influenced by other health-related factors, such as chronic hip pain and feeling like she was "pretty malnutritioned [sic]" and "running on empty". 

The singer and actress mentioned that her first non-vegan meal in six years was some grilled fish ex-husband Liam Hemsworth had cooked for her (they separated last year), adding, "I cried like, for a long time. I cried for the fish... it really hurts me to eat fish."

Cyrus now considers herself a pescatarian (that is, a vegetarian who eats fish), and has found that reintroducing meat and gluten into her diet has made her "much sharper". She's still open to change, though, saying, "I'm experimenting a lot with my diet, and my body, and my routine and my exercise right now."

And yes, she knows that her revelation is going to anger a lot of people, but she's ready for the potential backlash. "They're going to come for me but that's okay," she declared. "I'm used to people coming for me."

Cyrus' commitment to and love for animals hasn't budged, however. "I have 22 animals on my farm in Nashville, I've got 22 in my house in Calabasas, I'm doing all I need to do for the animals."