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Influencer Slammed For Video In Which She Eats Own Placenta

An influencer has been slammed by her followers after she posted a video of herself eating her own placenta to social media.

Actress, model and influencer Caila Carim, who hails from the Brazilian city of Manaus, posted a video to social media of her consuming her own placenta in an acai berry shake on 16th April.

She filmed herself taking a gulp of the shake before commenting that it tasted just like “acai”. She then asked her friend if she wanted to try it, to which her friend replied “no”.

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Her actions generated a wave of disgust on social media, with Instagram user ‘carvalhokliciaa’ commenting: “Why the need to post? Nobody wants to know if you drink placenta tea.”

Other netizens suggested the influencer, who gave birth to a baby girl and documented it for her 232,000 Instagram followers on 14th April, just did it for the attention.

The backlash prompted Carim to write on Twitter: “People calling me sick because I took a sip of my placenta. Sick are those who are disgusted by that.”

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Placentophagy has been a growing trend across the Western world in recent years, particularly in the United States, with the likes of Kim Kardashian touting its benefits.

Proponents believe that eating the placenta can boost energy, encourage breast milk production and even prevent postpartum depression.

However, experts suggest there is no scientific evidence to these claims and that eating the placenta implies ingesting the harmful bacteria it harbours.

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