There’s no shortage of dumb diets and ridiculous health fads, but THIS ONE has to be the stupidest one you’ve ever heard.
There’s apparently a dieting trend on Chinese social media called plastic wrap eating, where people are lining their mouth with plastic cling wrap, putting a “bite” of food in, chewing it, spitting it out, and tossing it.
The idea is that this tricks your brain into believing you’re eating, and apparently some people say your taste buds actually TASTE the food somehow, so you get that too, but not the calories of course.
So it’s a little like going to a wine tasting, and spitting out the wine rather than swallowing it because you don’t want the alcohol, only more extreme and dangerous, because of the plastic.
This (“mouth condom”) is supposedly a “weight loss hack”, but it’s very dangerous, for many reasons.
Experts worry that it could intensify cravings over time, because “simulating eating does not provide the body with energy or nourishment.” (No kidding. Imagine being an “expert” and having to deal with this.)
There’s also concern that doing stuff like this “re-wires” your brain, and can lead you to developing serious eating disorders, like bulimia and anorexia.
On top of that, you’re chewing on PLASTIC. If people are worried about microplastics in bottled water and food packaging, this is intentionally shoving plastic in your mouth and gnawing on it.
And worst of all: There’s the obvious risk of CHOKING, since you’re LITERALLY putting a plastic film in your mouth to block your throat.
Yikes. All this to say, don’t ever do this.
(Here’s a montage of these dumb-dumbs.)
A trend among young people in China: For fear of obesity and in order to feel full, they place a plastic bag over their mouth while eating.pic.twitter.com/WZmOHS9LvO
— China pulse 🇨🇳 (@Eng_china5) February 17, 2026
(Oddity Central / Yahoo)
