00:00This grilled octopus, he ate it right away, even though it's still smoking.
00:07It's so good!
00:12Every time he eats the soup, it's like he's vacuuming it.
00:23And even though he's almost full, he's still going for the giant fish.
00:30I'm so full!
00:32Let's eat!
00:35If he gets caught in his mukbang videos, you'd think he'd have no tomorrow.
00:45He's the famous mukbang vlogger from Mindanao, Dongs Apatan.
00:51Let's eat the giant octopus with coconut milk.
00:54It's so good!
00:56But once in a while, something surprising happens.
01:03There's a widespread speculation that Dongs died because of mukbang.
01:12Is mukbang really the cause of his death?
01:16Mukbang has become a source of income for people to make content on social media.
01:33According to online rumors, this video was taken by Dongs.
01:38Let's eat, idols!
01:40Let's eat, idols!
01:42Where he can see the whole head of the cow being boiled.
01:53The skin of the cow, which is full of fat, is dipped in vinegar.
02:03Even the eyes of the cow were not forgiven.
02:11At the end of the video, you can see half of the head of the cow being boiled.
02:25But Dongs Apatan's family was not fooled by the rumors.
02:30They conducted an interview to clarify the fake news.
02:37It's not true that after he ate the head of the cow, he was attacked.
02:42It's not true that after he ate the head of the cow, he was attacked.
02:50The head of the cow was still mixed before he was attacked.
02:54It's not just one meal, he ate three meals.
02:58That's not the reason why he was attacked.
03:00However, Dongs still shot content the day he was attacked.
03:05Let's eat, idols!
03:06Let's eat, idols!
03:07Here, blood chicken.
03:10Like other videos, Dongs still has no mercy for eating a whole fried chicken.
03:20But in the video, you can see that he is being insulted.
03:24After lunch, he went out to buy food for his content.
03:30After lunch, he went out to buy food for his content.
03:35By 3 p.m., someone called us that he was attacked.
03:39Dongs was rushed to the hospital.
03:41Dongs was rushed to the hospital.
03:42But after a few hours, he died.
03:45Thank you very much.
03:48Now, I don't know if I can believe it.
03:52Now, I don't know if I can believe it.
03:57I miss him.
03:58I don't see him often.
04:00I miss him.
04:01I don't see him often.
04:07It's really painful for us.
04:09We are happy when we meet our parents.
04:15In 2019, when Dongs started vlogging,
04:20Hi, idols!
04:21There are a lot of mussels here.
04:23He used to content on charity works.
04:26Thank you!
04:27Thank you!
04:28But because he noticed that mukbang videos can quickly generate views,
04:34this is his career.
04:36The word mukbang came from two Korean words.
04:40Muk means to eat.
04:42Bang means to show.
04:45It became popular in South Korea
04:47because at that time, there were a lot of people living alone.
04:51So when they watch it, they enjoy it.
04:54While eating what's in the video,
04:56they have a parasocial relationship.
04:59They're doing it for entertainment.
05:01People like to see that they can eat a lot.
05:07Dongs was able to earn money because of his three children.
05:12His wife divorced them.
05:14She's the breadwinner here at home.
05:17And it's really in Dongs' genes to have high blood pressure.
05:21That's my high blood pressure.
05:23Oh my God!
05:24In 2021, he has symptoms of it.
05:27He always says that it hurts here.
05:30Because there's not enough maintenance medicine to buy,
05:33Dongs was looking for an alternative solution that he can contend with.
05:38That's his maintenance, banana water.
05:42In fact, Dongs was interviewed by our team only last year
05:47when we found a drink in the water collected from the banana tree
05:52that doesn't go well with high blood medicine.
05:56We wrap it in plastic so that no insect can get in.
05:59I don't feel dizzy anymore, so I feel better.
06:02When I went there, my blood was 140 over 90.
06:05I said, it's really dizzy.
06:06There is no study that says that the water from banana trees
06:11has medicinal properties because no clinical trial is exploring this as of now.
06:16Two months ago, he said he was okay.
06:19His blood was normal.
06:22That's why he stopped drinking banana water.
06:25We told him not to eat too much fat to avoid high blood.
06:30He only answered us for videos so that he can earn a lot of money.
06:35Until he was attacked and died.
06:38But did drinking have anything to do with his addiction?
06:46According to the doctor who examined Dongs,
06:48the cause of his death was left hypertensive bleed with herniation syndrome.
06:55Dongs had a brain attack.
06:58Dongs was in a coma.
07:00She couldn't speak.
07:01Herniation syndrome.
07:02When there's too much blood, she would push her head down.
07:05After that, her respiration and heartbeat were shut down.
07:11After that, she died.
07:13The lifestyle of the patient is the number one determinant
07:16for you to have this kind of disease.
07:19What happened to Dongs was alerted by the DOH or the Department of Health.
07:25That's why they decided to ban mukbang content.
07:30The Ministry of Health is looking for a way to regulate mukbang content.
07:36The DOH's job is to promote health.
07:40This can lead to eating disorders.
07:45The whole community of mukbangers were alarmed.
07:48If there will be a law, we will follow it.
07:52I hope there will be a deep dialogue when it comes to this.
07:56The expert reminded us to avoid brain attacks and other diseases
08:01that are related to excessive eating.
08:04Always remember the right plate ratio.
08:08Half of it should be filled with Glow Food.
08:12Fruits, vegetables, and one third of it should be the meat sources.
08:18Half of it should be shared with GoFood.
08:24Please stop bashing us.
08:26We are already dead.
08:28We need comfort, not bashing.
08:31To all of our viewers, followers, and supporters,
08:34thank you very much.
08:36Take care.
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