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The “Dry Scoop” Challenge turns pre-workout powder into a dangerous TikTok trend

Itasca, Illinois — From tide pods to planks, the Internet has certainly seen a significant portion of the “challenges” over the last decade or so. Currently, new research is alerting to awkward new online trends, including powdered pre-workout beverages. Researchers say the “dry scooping” challenge, which recorded more than 8 million views on TikTok alone, is potentially deadly.

Powdered pre-workout beverages containing large amounts of caffeine and other additives are intended to be mixed with water for consumption. This dry scooping phenomenon requires online users to put an undiluted powder scoop in their mouth and then a few glasses of water.Millions of teens, given that many pre-workout substances may not be safe for adolescents, even if people prepare them properly. See this challenge Especially for researchers.

“It can be difficult for doctors to identify new trends that can pose a health hazard to young people. For example, consider the current prevalence of pre-workouts and the dangerous ways of consuming them.” Nelson Chow, an abstract writer who is a student at Princeton University and a development and behavioral pediatrics research intern at the Cohen Pediatric Medical Center, Media release.. “Sometimes I do unorthodox investigations. Platforms like TikTok It can produce valuable results. ”

Many do not mix these powders with water

The authors of the study say that anyone who participates in this challenge is at serious risk of overdose or accidental inhalation of pre-workout powder. To make matters worse, some of these challenge videos allow users to mix pre-workouts with additional energy drinks, Even alcohol.

Researchers have selected 100 TikTok videos under the hashtag “#Preworkout” We then analyzed each according to the number of likes, share, intake method, number of servings, and combination with other substances. Most videos are aimed at men (64%), and the rest consist of women (30%) and ambiguous / both (6%). Only 8% of the videos included actually portrayed the correct way to prepare a pre-training beverage, with alcohol being the most common additive. Energy drink, Creatine, protein powder.

Researchers presented their findings at the 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition..

 

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