Doctors warn of the dangers of 'the Jeremy Clarkson diet' - as the Top Gear legend reveals heart scare that left him days from death

Jeremy Clarkson shocked fans this week after revealing a heart scare left him 'days away from death'. The Grand Tour presenter began feeling unwell on holiday Last year, the motoring journalist admitted he 'drinks far too much wine', with his partner Lisa Hogan later revealing the pair 'usually get through at least two bottles a night' Last year he said: 'To me, not drinking is like doing a handstand. The NHS recommends people drink no more than 14 'units' of alcohol — around six glasses of wine, or pints of beer — per week The UK's wine consumption has soared: It now accounts for over a third of all alcohol consumed across the country and sits almost level with beer The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire host last year also admitted that while he tries 'occasionally to be good', men 'cannot live on melons and beetroot alone'. Semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide — the active ingredient in drugs including Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy — have been hailed as a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity A 2022 US study also found yo-yo dieting could raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes later in life as repeated weight loss and gain worsened heart and kidney function Writing in his Sunday Times column, the Grand Tour host said: 'I drink far too much wine, I eat far too many slabs of Cadbury 's Fruit & Nut chocolate and I drink a litre of milk before going to bed every night. Clarkson admitted the procedure to fit a stint wasn't 'especially painful' but said it did feel 'odd' Clarkson suffered a health scare in 2017 which led the presenter to quit smoking after being a heavy smoker for more than 40 years In 2015, Clarkson was sacked by the BBC after punching Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon for reportedly failing to have his steak supper ready after filming Red Meat Discussing his failed to attempt to stave off the pounds using Ozempic, Clarkson this year also admitted it was because he was 'surrounded by all this great food'.