Iceland hit by cucumber shortage after locals buy thousands amid viral TikTok trend – as experts warn of embarrassing and distressing ‘side effect’ of eating too much [Video]

04:31 EDT 28 Aug 2024, updated 07:30 EDT 28 Aug 2024

‘Sometimes,’ the TikTok star known as ‘Cucumber Guy’ says, ‘you need to eat an entire cucumber’.

Then, the 23-year-old slices. Canadian influencer, Logan Moffitt, has set off a worldwide wave of chopping, pickling, and crunching by sharing viral recipes for cucumber salads prepared in plastic containers.

His videos routinely rack up more than 10 million views and have sparked a wave of copycats on social media, which are proving equally popular.

In Iceland, the virtual craze has even seen suppliers battle a nationwide shortage of the vegetable.

But experts today suggested that eating too many cucumbers could trigger unpleasant side effects including diarrhoea, flatulence and kidney problems.

Canadian influencer, Logan Moffitt, has set off a worldwide wave of chopping, pickling, and crunching by sharing viral recipes for cucumber salads prepared in plastic containers

While the salad regular is safe and healthy for regular consumption, excessive amounts of anything can lead …

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