Young man collapsed and died while on salt supplement diet

A healthy young man who had been following an unusual diet and taking salt supplements bought online suddenly collapsed and died, an inquest heard yesterday.

Luke McGuire, 26, was found in the back garden of his family home at Oakley Rd, Ranelagh, on Jun 2, last year.

His father, Brian McGuire, told Dublin Coroner’s Court his son took fitness seriously and never drank or took drugs. In the months before his death he was following a “very low protein” vegetarian diet which required him to eat raw vegetables, fruit, and baked potatoes.