A doctor has revealed the five foods that she would never eat - and many of them could pose a serious threat to your health.
The information was shared in a new TikTok video posted by California-based Dr. Jessica Kiss, who specializes infamily medicine.
Dr. Kiss, who goes by the username @askdrmom on social media, often takes to the platform to share medical guidance and wisdoms, and this time was no different.
'Here are five things I would never eat as a doctor,' Dr. Kiss said in the beginning of the video.
Starting off at number one, the medical professional said that she would never consume fried rice that has been reheated, calling it a 'one-time eat situation.'
Dr. Jessica Kiss has revealed the five foods that she would never eat - and many of them could pose a serious threat to your health
'B. cereus, a type of bacteria, it comes out when boiled rice is left at room temperature for a while and then particularly is reactivated if you reheat it in the microwave not efficiently enough,' she explained.
Bacillus cereus can cause food poisoning, per Cleveland Clinic, and even serious complications that could lead to death.
'That's because it makes spores, so it's just not just as simple as killing the bacteria, you have to kill the spores, too, not worth it,' the doctor continued.
However, Dr. Kiss highlighted that it might be fine to eat it when it's in a rice cooker that's on the 'warm' setting, but to totally avoid consuming it at room temperature.
Next on her list was any food that has been sitting out during a picnic.
'I would rather be hungry than eat food that's been sitting out, because your risk of foodborne illness is just too high,' she explained.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, you never want your picnic food to be in what is called 'the danger zone' - between40°F and 140°F for two hours.
And, if the temperature outside is above 90°F, you'll want to cut it short to one hour.
Starting off at number one, the medical professional said that she would never consume fried rice that has been reheated, calling it a 'one-time eat situation' (stock image)
'I would rather be hungry than eat food that's been sitting out, because your risk of foodborne illness is just too high,' she explained(stock image)
Bacteria can multiply 'rapidly' in these temperatures, according to the FDA, which can cause food poisoning.
'I've seen it happen so many times, after holiday weekends like this, ERs are inundated with people who are sick with foodborne illness... eat right away or just eat later,' Dr. Kiss added.
As a third rule, Dr. Kiss said that she would avoid eating things that 'match the color of her hair,' which is dyed pink and purple.
'On occasion, I will, this is probably one that's not an absolute for me, but I'd say 99 per cent of the time I'm not gonna eat things that are covered in food dye,' she shared.
'It's just not good for your system, I don't want to be pooping neon for the next week either, so yeah, I avoid that like the plague.'
Her fourth food avoidance was eating anything out of a can that has been dented, out of fears of botulism.
Botulism is a rare disease but can be quite life threatening, and is caused from botulinum toxin, which can appear in foods that have been 'improperly canned' or fermented, per The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Her fourth food avoidance was eating anything out of a can that has been dented, out of fears of botulism(stock image)
'If a can is dented and I wasn't the one that watched me drop it like right then and there, I'm gonna be concerned about botulism,' Dr. Kiss admitted in the video.
'Botulism is not a fun thing, so yeah, I just won't eat it, it is not worth the dollar fifty if I had means to get a can that is not dented,' she said.
Finally, the last thing she admitted she would never eat is definitely a 'weird' one, and that's grapefruit.
'The reason being is so many medications interact with grapefruit,' Dr. Kiss revealed.
For example, grapefruit can interact with some anti-anxiety medications and drugs to prevent high blood pressure, among many others, per The FDA.
'The way grapefruit is processed in your body, it interacts with a ton, I mean a ton, of medications, so if you're on any medication for any reason you should always check to make sure there's no interaction with grapefruit that changes the way the medication impacts your body,' she concluded.
