This Kid Ate Fast Food Every Day for 3 Months, Somehow Got Diabetes

mc

Who would have thought that eating nothing but fast food for a quarter of the year would have negative side effects? Probably everybody.

According to Shanghaiist, a 12-year-old boy in China was diagnosed with diabetes after going on an ill-advised diet, eating fast food every day for three months. This was done as a form of rebellion after his mother had him on a strict diet. As soon as she went away for a three-month business trip, young Linlin took it upon himself to stuff his face with cheeseburgers and fries on the daily.

He gained about 11 pounds in those three months, felt a constant thirst and had to run to the bathroom constantly.

After getting checked out by a doctor, he was diagnosed with diabetes, and the fast food diet was said to be the culprit.

You can argue that not listening to mama could have been the culprit as well.

H/T Shanghaiist, PicThx @Mariuxss

More content

Eating Out
Would You Give Up Your Phone For A Night Out? D.C.’s Newest Bar Thinks You Should
On September 5, Washington D.C. became home to its first cell phone-free bar. Founded by Rock Harper, the winner of Hell’s Kitchen season three, Hush…
,
Products
The Girl Scouts Debut A New Cookie Flavor
The Girl Scouts cookie lineup is about to get bigger. Launching sometime in January 2026, Exploremores is a new Rocky Road ice cream-inspired flavor made…
,
Eating Out
McDonald’s Canada Rolls Out New McVeggie Burger
McDonald’s has been trying to crack the vegetarian/vegan code for some time. In 2019, it partnered with Beyond Meat to test the P.L.T. (Plant.Lettuce.Tomato) at…
,
Burger
We Deliver!

Enter your email address below and we'll deliver our top stories straight to your inbox