• Perish@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    2 hours ago

    “This… is Anon.” A 30-year-old man who ate 48 Snickers bars in one sitting.

    He thought he was just indulging in a treat from Costco. But within hours, his hands began to tremble, his fingers and toes throbbed in pain, and a chill took over his body. He didn’t know it yet… but his pancreas was working overtime, and his blood sugar levels were spiraling out of control.

    What happened next would leave doctors stunned—and teach us a shocking truth about what happens when you overdose on candy bars.

    This is what happens if you eat an entire display case of Snickers.

    -Chubbyemu (probably)

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    5·
    3 hours ago

    Been shopping at Metro recently, stumbled over a sign for Snickers with a >€100 price tag. It was a seriously big box with 10kg.

  • sheepishly@fedia.io
    36·
    19 hours ago

    I thought for a moment this was meant to imply the display was actually plastic and anon had given himself some exciting new kind of poisoning… no it’s just diabetes

    • musubibreakfast@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Sounds like you’re eating westernized chinese food. Get some authentic Chinese cuisine. Pick a region and go nuts, my personal favorite is Southwestern Chinese food.

    • 74 183.84@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      I once violently hit a shroom vape from some bumfuck smoke shop and it did that to me. I saw, after the high set in, that the box said “Do not intended for human consumption”

    • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
      122·
      19 hours ago

      It’s because they typically put a lot of sugar in it when cooking for westerns. Lots of sugar, carbs, and oil equals sugar crash and gout

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      66·
      21 hours ago

      This made me think of something that happened to a good friend of mine. He’s in his 50s and is one of the most healthy people I know in terms of diet and exercise.

      He went to the doctor the other day for a checkup. His doctor made an off the cuff remark about his cholesterol levels being normal, which was fine for a regular person by maybe a little concerning for a person with diabetes.

      My friend was like “What do you mean for a person with diabetes?” and the doc responded “You didn’t know you had diabetes?”

      They went through my friend’s diet to see what could be the cause. The conversation went like this:

      Doc: Do you drink sugary drinks like soda?

      Friend: Never.

      Doc: What do you eat in a typical day?

      Friend: Mostly rice and spinach. And beans too. Honestly most days I forget to eat.

      Doc: This doesn’t really check out. Are you sure there’s nothing else you’re eating or drinking?

      Friend: Oh… I also usually drink about a gallon of orange juice a day.

      So yeah … that’s the story of how my supposedly healthy friend gave himself diabetes by drinking a metric fuckton of OJ.

      • theblips@lemm.ee
        32·
        20 hours ago

        How were people brainwashed into thinking OJ was “healthy”? It’s the closest equivalent to natural candy I can think of. Tons of sugar offset by juicy acidity

        • tomenzgg@midwest.socialEnglish
          141·
          19 hours ago

          I mean, there are still obvious health benefits; you’re going to get vitamins from OJ a can of soda will never give you. But, yeah, there are definitely, additionally, health detriments, as well.

          • Liz@midwest.socialEnglish
            7·
            7 hours ago

            Whole fruit is healthy. The more processed you go, the less healthy it is. Interestingly, the more processed you go, the more calories you consume, too. You will eat more apple sauce than you will apples.

            • ratel@mander.xyz
              4·
              4 hours ago

              Exactly this.

              Fructose adds to your intake of free (added) sugars. Whole fruit, on the other hand, does not.

              Whole fruit contains fibre (roughage), vitamins and minerals, which are good for your overall health. The fibre helps to slow down the speed the fructose is absorbed into your blood stream and can help you feel fuller for longer. This is why it’s better to eat whole fruit, rather than fruit in the form of juice or a smoothie.

              Fruit juice and smoothies, on the other hand, have most of the fibre (roughage) removed when they are made and it’s very easy to drink large quantities in a short space of time. This means you could be drinking a lot of extra calories, carbs and sugar.

              https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/enjoy-food/what-to-drink-with-diabetes/fruit-juices-and-smoothies

      • turtlesareneat@discuss.onlineEnglish
        61·
        18 hours ago

        I was absolutely like this, juice addicted, then I transitioned into full blown alcoholism, and on the way back out I had to acknowledge serious hypoglycemia and my body had to dry itself out and get used to more stable blood sugar.

        Honestly tho I have not ever been able to control my addiction to sugar since, except during keto (boo) and on semiglutide, and suddenly it’s manageable.

  • don@lemm.ee
    10913·
    1 day ago

    Fake: no way you’re getting through that many snickers in one sitting without vomiting your guts up.

    Gay: anon is gay, everyone knows this.