Mukbang, which means eating room in Korean is a culture where streamers eat various food while interacting with the viewers.
A Mukbang streamer in China recently passed away during her livestream due to overeating. The live streamer, Pan Xiaoting, was only 24.
According to the doctor who conducted a post-mortem on Xiaoting, they found food that was not properly digested in her stomach which caused her intestines to bleed severely.
In a report by Oddity Central, Xiaoting previously worked as a waitress, until she was exposed to the Mukbang culture that was making waves on the Internet. Despite originating from South Korea, the Mukbang live stream immediately spread worldwide, and Xiao Ting decided to give it a try by renting a studio room for her Mukbang live streams.
Mukbang was meant to be her side hustle but Xiao Ting changed her mind after her viewership skyrocketed, and she started to see potential in it as a career.
Xiaoting, who weighed nearly 300 KG did not stop eating during the last livestream that sealed her fate, where she consumed 22 pounds of food. Autopsy also revealed severe abdominal reformation.
Do you think Mukbang live streamers should start going moderate to promote a healthy lifestyle?
