“Dry Scooping”
TikTok challenge with protein powder causes heart attack
What might still look funny at first glance has now turned out to be a life-threatening challenge: An influencer suffered a heart attack after her TikTok experiment.
Challenges that go viral on social media are now a dime a dozen. While many of them are harmless fun, there are always trends that can quickly become life-threatening. This is also the case with the current “Dry Scooping” challenge on TikTok: There people try to take a full spoonful of protein and fitness powder without liquids.
20 year old suffers a heart attack
A 20-year-old TikToker also took part in the challenge – with dramatic consequences, as she now tells in a video. You can find out what exactly is behind this and what makes the trend so dangerous here.