Student who ate two takeaways every day for a fortnight reveals he felt like his gut was going to ‘burst’ and struggled to get out of bed
- Marc Cox, from Liverpool, claims eating junk food for fortnight was ‘horrendous’
- The student, 21, was challenged for a new BBC documentary on takeaways
- He claims he got spots, put on weight and was left feeling drained of energy
A student has told how he felt like his gut was going to ‘burst’ after eating takeaways for every meal for two weeks as part of an experiment.
Marc Cox, from Liverpool, claims eating junk food for a fortnight was ‘horrendous’ and he was left feeling drained of energy, heavy and his mental health plummeted.
The criminal psychology student, 21, was challenged for a new BBC documentary that looks at the effects of takeaways on young adults.
Marc Cox, from Liverpool, claims eating junk food for a fortnight was ‘horrendous’ and he was left feeling drained of energy, heavy and his mental health plummeted
He was forced to gorge on fast food such as doner kebabs and claims his skin broke out in spots from the oily meals.
He told the Liverpool Echo: ‘It was good at first – it was alright for a couple of days because we didn’t have to cook or anything, but then come the fifth day I was really tired and lethargic.
‘We had to eat a doner kebab, to me that’s something you get when you’re drunk on a night out so eating it for dinner was the most disgusting thing ever, and one of the days we had to have it for lunch as well. I think I even went sick after it.’
The Instagram influencer and brow technician claims that by day ten of the experiment he was struggling to stay awake in lectures and felt ‘huge’.
He was forced to gorge on fast food such as doner kebabs and claims his skin broke out in spots from the oily meals (stock image)
The criminal psychology student, 21, was challenged for a new BBC documentary that looks at the effects of takeaways on young adults
‘I nearly dropped out [of the experiment] because I just felt like my gut was bursting.’
Mr Cox says he struggled to look at himself in the mirror because he felt ‘disgusting’ and nearly dropped out of the experiment.
The experiment looks into blood sugar levels, body fat percentage, gut bacteria as well as cognitive sharpness.
At the end of the two weeks he took some tests, where his blood sugar levels were found to be higher. He claims the fast food had an enormous effect on his mental health.
The Truth About Takeaways will air on Thursday, February 27 at 8pm on BBC One.
Mr Cox says he struggled to look at himself in the mirror because he felt ‘disgusting’ and nearly dropped out of the experiment