I thought living on takeaway meals would bust my gut
ASTUDENT felt as though his “gut was bursting” after taking part in an experiment living on two takeaways a day for two weeks.
Marc Cox, an Edge Hill University student and “social media influencer”, was invited to take part in the experiment by BBC One.
The creators of the documentary wanted to investigate the effects of takeaways on young adults.
Marc, 21, said: “The study originally had only been done on older adults so they wanted to do it on people aged 18 to 25 to see what takeaways are doing to our bodies and minds over a short period of time.
“First we had to undergo a series of tests – we had to have a blood sugar test, our body fat percentage, gut bacteria, a mental well-being test and a cognitive sharpness well.”
Participants had to eat a takeaway for their lunch and evening meal every day for two weeks.
Criminal psychology student Marc, from Crosby, said: “It was good at first – it was all right for the first couple of days because we didn’t have to cook or anything but then come the fifth day, I was really tired and lethargic.
“It was lunch and dinner every day for two weeks which was horrendous.
“It sounds like it’s going to be good but it’s really not.
“We had to eat a doner kebab and it was the most disgusting thing ever, to me that’s something you get when you’re drunk on a night out.
“I think I even went sick after test as it.
“By the tenth day, I didn’t even want to get out of bed because I just felt so heavy and full. I had a complete lack of motivation to do anything.
“You’d think it was going to be amazing but it was not the best thing to do – I nearly dropped out because I just feel like my gut was bursting.”
He added “Compared to what my skin was like beforehand, it just wasn’t me – I had oily pores, redness and bits of acne.”
The experiment was filmed for The Truth About Takeaways, presented by journalist Nikki Fox, which will air tonight, Thursday, at 8pm on BBC One.