Researchers analyzed 180 popular eating videos on YouTube, TikTok, and Bilibili to assess their influence on body image and ...

In July, Chinese influencer Pan Xiaoting, also 24, died after her stomach tore during a challenge in which she tried to eat 10kg of food over ten hours while streaming live.

Mukbang combines two Korean words—“meongneun” (eating) and “bangsong” (broadcast)—and involves influencers eating copious amounts of food while interacting with their audience.

This trend of social creators eating up-close-and-personal on camera has been a major influence on food-related TikToks and ...

The Turkish 'mukbang' streamer had previously had difficulty breathing or standing and was hospitalised in December last year, before tragically passing away at his home ...

AN EXTREME eater and TikTok star known for sharing videos of himself over-eating has died after struggling to breathe or stand. Efecan Kultur, 24, had over 155,000 followers on TikTok and was well ...

The movie version of “The Solitary Gourmet,” released March 19, is winning over audiences with its food-filled journey - and ...

The Mukbang trend has become increasingly extreme, with mukbangers eating larger quantities of often unhealthy food, prompting doctors to warn that more people may die. American TikToker ...

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Efecan Kultur, 24, well known in his native Turkey for his ‘mukbang’ streams, in which he would gorge on massive amounts of food — died on Mar. 7 after spending three months in the hospital ...

One of the most popular internet video trends around is one that we’re all a huge fan of – eating. Mukbang (muhk-bahng) is a Korean term that literally translates to “eating broadcasts”.

The Mukbang trend, which has spread globally, often encourages excessive eating purely for entertainment and social media attention. Many young individuals aged 11 to 25 have adopted this trend ...