He lost 15, 18 pounds," Stern said of Kutcher. "If you see, where Steve is at the beginning of the film, how emaciated he is and then Ashton sort of gained weight because we were able to shoot chronologically. It was a tremendous amount of commitment.
Jobs was known to maintain a fruitarian diet, which Kutcher worked into his preparation for the role, as well as studying hours of footage to replicate Jobs' hunched walk and gestures.
A lot of the fruits that Jobs ate came from their home garden. Breakfast wasn't the only time the billionaire opted for fruits and veggies as he classified himself as a fruitarian. Jobs adopted this diet, giving up meat, dairy, and grains, after reading the book, “Mucusless Diet Healing System” by Arnold Ehret.
“So, I started just drinking carrot juice nonstop all day long,” Kutcher told “Hot Ones.” Then one night, Kutcher felt a shooting pain in his back, and had to go to the hospital. He says he was diagnosed with pancreatitis, which is inflammation of the pancreas, and put on a pain killer medication.
January 5: Jobs says he has been losing weight throughout 2008 and his doctors think a hormone imbalance is "robbing" him of proteins. He says he has begun a "relatively simple and straightforward" treatment for his nutritional problem and that he will continue as CEO during recovery.
Ashton Kutcher Reveals His Battle With Life-Threatening Health Condition
Why did Steve Jobs walk so much?
Jobs believed his most creative ideas came when he was walking. He often held meetings while walking around with staff. He was completely correct: Walking energizes our brains, reduces stress, improves our mood, and can boost communication.
Steve Jobs has broken a deafening silence on his health to tell the "Apple Community" that it is not a recurrence of his pancreatic cancer but a treatable hormone imbalance that is the cause for his noticeable weight loss.
About 3 years ago, the "That '70s Show" star "woke up one day and was having vision issues [and] could hardly see," he said. "[It] knocked out my hearing, which threw off my equilibrium, my balance, and I couldn't walk." Kutcher was subsequently diagnosed, he explained, with a "rare form of [autoimmune] vasculitis."
Given the opportunity to play late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Kutcher sought to more fully realize his character by adopting the man's so-called “fruitarian” diet, which consisted solely of fruits, nuts and seeds. His pancreas, unfortunately, did not agree with this decision and reacted angrily.
Pancreatitis is the redness and swelling (inflammation) of the pancreas. It may be sudden (acute) or ongoing (chronic). The most common causes are alcohol abuse and lumps of solid material (gallstones) in the gallbladder.
He dabbled with being a vegetarian and vegan at times, and for a while was convinced that having a meat-free diet, free of toxins, meant he didn't produce body odor. He basically stopped showering or using deodorant, much to the chagrin of his co-workers.
The Hollywood star detailed what happened during her latest interview on the popular Youtube series 'Hot Ones,' explaining Ashton suffered from pancreatitis after drinking “too much carrot juice,” while getting ready for the biopic.
By age three, Michael was battling significant developmental delays. He was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy before he entered kindergarten and also had a life-saving heart transplant as a teenager as a result of heart failure brought on by a virus.
Actor Ashton Kutcher's rare autoimmune condition, vasculitis, is a disorder characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels that can be life-threatening.
By age three, Michael was battling significant developmental delays, caused by irreversible neurological pathologies. He was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy before he entered Kindergarten.
Nutritional deficiencies: Fruitarians frequently have low levels of vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin D, iodine and omega-3 fatty acids, which can lead to anemia, tiredness, lethargy and immune system dysfunction.
Early life. Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Diane (née Finnegan), a Procter & Gamble employee, and Larry M. Kutcher, a factory worker. He has Czech, German, and Irish ancestry. Kutcher was raised in a "relatively conservative" Catholic family.
“Like, two years ago, I had this weird, super rare form of vasculitis, that knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, it knocked out, like, all my equilibrium,” he revealed to Grylls. Kutcher said it took about a year for him to recover and rebuild.
Winfrey has been upfront about her struggles with weight in the past and even revealed that she had prediabetes. After joining Weight Watchers, the star says she lost 42 lbs and improved her blood sugar and blood pressure levels, per People.
Tom Hanks lost 26 pounds for his Oscar-winning turn as AIDS patient Andrew Beckett in “Philadelphia.” Matt Damon reportedly lost 40 pounds for his role as a soldier in “Courage Under Fire” opposite Denzel Washington. Hanks again took it down a few (belt) notches in “Cast Away.”
Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. The most weight lost in a lifetime by a male is 2,268 kg (5,000 lb; 357 st; 2.2 tonnes) achieved by Michael Hebranko (USA).
