Dr Andrew Harris , a senior lecturer of psychology at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, said: ‘Mukbang videos center around consumption and indulgence, potentially reinforcing a cycle of overeating or unhealthy food relationships.’
China has such an all-out ban on mukbang videos, but it has not stopped content creators from live-streaming their binges.
Pan Xiaoting live-streamed her 10-hour food marathon on July 14 when she collapsed. Viewers reportedly tried to provide remote help, but it wasn’t enough.
She had recently been hospitalized with stomach bleeding though it’s not clear how long ago she was discharged.
When she died, most of the food she ate had not been digested yet and was sitting in her stomach.
Having a history of stomach bleeding greatly increases one’s risk of experiencing other severe GI issues down the line.
Details about her death coming out of China are slim, but there are several ways in which consuming vast quantities of food nonstop could kill someone.
