Benjamin Kheng denies using weight-loss medication, says health scare caused lifestyle changes

In a TikTok video addressing comments about his weight loss, Kheng quickly shut down rumours that he took weight loss medications, such as reta, short for retatrutide. He also thanked everyone who had commented about his weight loss.

“I don’t have the time or the money,” he said, referring to weight loss medications.

“What I am on, if you would like to try, is a lot of running. 60 kilometres a week because I’m training for my marathon block,” he added.

Kheng went on to reveal that his lifestyle changes were triggered by a health scare last year.

“Because last year I had a high cholesterol (reading). I had an LDL reading of 252, which, if you know anything, is really, really, really bad,” he said, adding that he is on lifelong medication.

LDL refers to low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and is widely known as “bad” cholesterol. Anything above 130–159 mg/dL is considered borderline high.