Nutritionist Alerts About the Dangerous ‘Plastic Eating Diet’: Risk of Asphyxiation and Intestinal Blockage

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The viral trend known as “plastic eating diet” ignited alerts in the field of nutrition. The challenge is to chew foods wrapped in transparent film and then spit them out to avoid eating calories. However, specialists warn that the practice can cause asphyxiation, irritation and even intestinal blockade.The director of the Master's in Nutrition, Body Composition and Metabolism of the European University, Andrea Calderón, described this behavior …

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The challenge of 'the plastic eating diet', a viral tendency that consists of chewing foods wrapped in transparent film and then spitting them out and not getting fat, can end in asphyxiation, irritation or even intestinal block, according to the director of the Master's Nutrition, Body Composition and Metabolism of the European University, Andrea Calderón.