Tiktokers Are Seen Gulping Frozen Honey And Falling Sick.
Honey is loaded with antioxidants and probiotics which have various benefits including improved digestion and gut health. It also helps to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and improve immunity. All these benefits can only be reaped when honey is consumed in proportions. But some social media users are doing the exact opposite.
Tiktok – the home for the inception of various trends and celebrities has made it to the headlines once again. The app is also an educational space for many users to share hacks, tips, and tricks in short videos. However, it has also produced several challenges that became viral like crazy and posed a threat to its users, with its newest trend of eating frozen honey-like candy. Hundreds and thousands of videos float every day where these tiktokers are seen trying out on frozen honey.
The Frozen Honey Trend
The videos shared on the app which has now reached other social media platforms as well, show users taking big bites of frozen honey after squeezing it out of a bottle. According to reports and claims, the latest trend is sweeping across the video-creating app with almost 80 million users using the hashtag #FrozenHoney.
As a variation of the trend, some people are also mixing corn syrup with honey to make it less dense. Some users have also created concoctions of honey, candy, and corn syrup.
What Experts Say
According to experts, this newest viral trend of gulping bottles of frozen honey to gain more followers can lead to many serious implications. Some of the tiktokers are already facing them in the form of stomach aches and diarrhea. “Honey is great, but having it in small amounts to sweeten is a healthy relationship with food, and using it to get a lot of followers and a lot of attention and having it in excess amounts is crazy,” said Kristin Kirkpatrick, a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic.
There are many other ill effects of this bizarre trend. These trend makers and followers are being warned about them continuously by the doctors. Doctors say eating frozen honey can lead to various other health issues like diarrhea, stomach cramping, and bloating. Another reason for concern is that sticky substances can also lead to various mouth and gum problems by hurting people’s teeth and causing cavities.
“If you try this trend once in a while and you get a stomach ache — just because everyone else is doing it — be independent and you don’t have to do it, either,” said Lia Young, an adjunct professor of nutrition at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
Avery Cyrus, a TikTok influencer with 6.5 million followers, shared her experience with frozen honey in a video dubbed “Brb gotta go get my stomach pumped” that has been viewed over 15 million times. In the video, she tells her fans, “I’m going to try this frozen honey thing,” anticipating that it’s “supposed to be super-satisfying”. Meanwhile, she also remarked on how cool it looks. While eating the frozen honey she added, “After you take a bite it starts melting.” But, at the end of the video she looks ill as she admits her honey buffet to be “too much!”
