TikTok is a true worldwide fever. With videos being produced in different parts of the world, the network has mostly won the hearts of children with its very attractive trends. However, it is important to pay attention to them, after all they can be dangerous, like liquid nitrogen trend in sweets, which caused several problems for children demonstrating the game in Indonesia.
It’s important to be careful with trends
TikTok has become a leader in downloads in different parts of the world as the social network is full of super fun trends that attract people of all ages, especially kids. The big problem is that not all trends are truly safe, so paying attention to what your child is trying to replicate on the internet is very important.
Some of them like that cotton swab challenge and now the liquid nitrogen candy challenge, which has been quite successful among Indonesians, can cause serious health problems. Proof of this is that the Indonesian government had to step in to warn of the dangers of the trend after more than 20 children required medical attention due to problems it caused.
How does the trend work?
This is called “dragon breath”. In the videos, street candy is used along with liquid nitrogen, which when ingested together causes the nose and mouth to emit vapor.
The dessert with the mixture already exists, the big problem that experts warn about is that if it is ingested before the liquid nitrogen evaporates, the consequences can be very bad, resulting in burns, difficulty breathing, and intestinal perforation in more serious cases can lead to death.
The consequences of the trend in Indonesia
Fortunately, no deaths have been reported as a result of the so far trendHowever, according to the Indonesian Ministry of Health, about 25 children had problems and 2 had to be hospitalized.
Consequently, the ministry called for local health officials to oversee restaurants, who are required to raise awareness about the safe use of liquid nitrogen, and street vendors, who must stop using nitrogen in their food.
What is liquid nitrogen used for?
Liquid nitrogen has several functions, such as B. Cryogenics or cryopreservation of blood, reproductive cells and other samples and biological materials, food freezing and transport, cryotherapy (where skin lesions are removed), etc.