Doctors Warn Dangerous TikTok ‘Dry Pick Up’ Challenge Could Kill Children After Influencer Suffers Heart Attack

DOCTORS have warned of the dangerous challenge of “dry scooping” on TikTok and said it could kill children after an influencer suffers a heart attack.

The deadly new craze is sweeping through social media and showing no signs of slowing down, they told parents.

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“Dry Scooping” has gone viral on TikTok and sees users take a scoop of protein powder without diluting it with water.

The potentially fatal fashion garnered over eight million likes on the video-sharing platform and even led to an influencer having a heart attack.

Doctors warn that ingesting powders alone can lead to heart and lung attacks, and even death.

Nelson Chow, a pediatrician at Princeton University who conducted a study on infatuation, said it was a “particularly risky method of consumption.”

“The highly concentrated powder can cause suffocation, accidental inhalation, overuse injury and death,” he said.

“Despite being labeled over 18, pre-workout has become increasingly popular among teens.”

The team watched 100 TikTok videos with the hashtag “pre-workout” and found that only one in twelve showed how to properly ingest the powder.

“Pre-workout supplements have skyrocketed in popularity in recent years,” Chow said.

“Taken before exercise, pre-workout is advertised to improve athletic performance and increase energy and focus.

“Typically, the pre-workout is sold as a powder, intended to be combined with water and consumed as a beverage.”

It often contains high concentrations of caffeine and substances like beta-alanine, L-cirtulline, and BCAAs.

Even more alarmingly, the researchers found that people took the risky substances with energy drinks and alcohol – and often at extremely high levels.

In a warning, Chow said, “It can be difficult for doctors to identify new trends that may pose health risks to young people.

“Take for example the current pervasiveness of pre-workout and the dangerous methods of consuming it.

“Sometimes investigating unorthodox platforms like TikTok can yield valuable results.”

BRUSH WITH DEATH

It comes as Briatney Portillo – a TikTok influencer known for her workout clips – suffered a heart attack after she “took a dry bail” before a workout.

The social media star explained, “I just took pre-workout powder and ate it straight and tried to swallow it, then followed it with puffed water. .

“I started to feel itchy in my hands and all over my body shortly after, and then I started to sweat a lot.

“I started weightlifting and my chest felt a little heavy and aching a bit. I ignored it because I assumed it was anxiety or a panic attack and continued with my training. “

The student said she then returned home and that was when she started to feel nauseous and developed a headache.

She said: “I took a shower but still felt nauseous with a headache, I couldn’t have dinner.

“I decided to go to work anyway, but at work the symptoms of severe chest and chest pains returned but more severe.

“In the locker room, I was sweating profusely again and I had a headache. The pain went to my back and left arm.

“That’s when I knew it wasn’t anxiety and maybe it was a heart attack.”

Briatney went to the hospital and was diagnosed with an NSTEMI heart attack.

According to the NHS, NSTEMIs are generally less damaging than other heart attacks.

” SIDE EFFECTS “

Speaking to The Sun Myprotein PT Chris Appleton explained that there is “no nutritional benefit” to the trend.

He said: “The only benefits you get from dry scooping are the faster absorption rates. However, by doing this, you lose the taste benefits.

“You don’t get any nutritional benefit from dry scooping other than the faster absorption.

“You should also be aware of the ingredients because not diluting certain products, before training for example, will inject a dose of caffeine into your system much faster than normal and may cause unwanted side effects.”

Shivraj Bassi, CEO and founder of Innermost, said the trend has “exploded” on TikTok.

He said: “The main risk with dry pickup is breathing in the powder and the powder clumping in your throat increases the risk of choking and suffocation.

“Plus, some cheaper pre-workouts on the market contain high levels of caffeine.

“Dry scooping them can expose your body to stress, increased heart rate, dehydration and more.

“Mixing your pre-workout with water helps increase the bioavailability of the ingredients, which should make it more effective if you take it before your workout.”

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