A man who munches 13 bowls of cereal a day topped with 138 spoons of sugar is reaching out for help after realising his addiction could kill him.
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Philip Patrick, 19, says he had a healthy and varied diet until he left home 3 years ago and developed his obsessive habit. In fact Philip now ONLY eats cereal — mostly Weetabix and cornflakes — topped with stupid amounts of sugar, and schedules his cereal binges around his favourite TV shows.
He also washes the cereals down with cups of tea — with six sugars.
Philip, who lives with his partner and young son, reckons he’s eaten 14,235 bowls of cereal in the last 3 years; six boxes and 15 pints of milk a week and a 5kg bag of sugar every 9 days.
He’s packed on four stone in the last 3 years and says he’s been left with barely enough energy to walk up the stairs and can’t bring himself to go out for dinner or meals with his family.
I don’t want to mock Philip for his cereal addiction. Cereal is exactly the kind of thing you’d expect a 19-year-old father of one to be addicted to. What I don’t get is all the extra sugar he puts on top. 138 spoons of sugar a day and that’s not even counting the 6 he puts in each cup of tea. That is literally insane.
Why eat cornflakes with sugar on top anyway? Wouldn’t it be easier to just buy the frosted ones? Seems like a stupid and unnecessary move but then we are dealing with someone who eats 13 bowls of cereal a day here.
Who knows? Maybe the sugar is what’s actually keeping Philip alive. The guy’s like the Scarface of the cereal world.
Do you share Philip’s penchant for cornflakes? Find out what your favourite cereal says about you HERE.
