The dangers of doing Mukbang, or eating in large amount of portion

News24xx.com - Mukbang trends or eat big meals that are broadcast online are viral on social media. This trend from South Korea will be banned in its home country starting next year due to being one of the causes of rising obesity rates there.

Besides being a cause of obesity, mukbang can also cause other dangers to health, especially in digestion. Dr. Titi Sekarindah, SpGK, from KebayoranBaruPertamina Central Hospital mentioned a number of them, such as gastric irritation and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

"The intestine is burdened so much, later it can be problematic. Especially if it's spicy. The stomach becomes widened (because of the large portion of the meal), continues to be irritated" said the doctor who is familiarly called Titi, Monday, October 29th 2018.

Even though each person has different stomach capacity, Dr. Titi asserted that if it is too often done it will still be dangerous. So he suggested not to make daily eating habits or too often.

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