Cotton ball diet

The cotton ball diet is a fad diet that involves consuming cotton balls dipped in liquids such as juices or smoothies.

[1][2] The cotton is intended to make a person's stomach feel full without them gaining weight.

[2] The diet has been repeatedly condemned as dangerous.

[3] Blockage in the intestines could result in dehydration, bowel obstruction which may cause the death of the gastrointestinal tract and damage to internal organs.

[4] The diet can also cause choking because the cotton balls cannot be broken down and must be eaten whole.