It may sound absurd, but some people in the world cultivate the habit of drinking human blood. Actress Megan Fox, for example, revealed that she and her fiancé, rapper Machine Gun Kelly, often drink each other's blood in rituals. "We consume each other's blood from time to time just for rituals," she said recently in an interview with the UK's Glamour magazine.

The actress assured that the two drink only a few drops of blood and that the consumption is controlled. "Drinking each other's blood can be deceiving, people imagine us with cups like Game of Thrones," she said. "It's controlled," she said.In January 2022, the couple had already publicly commented that they drank each other's blood, and before that, the couple had been known to use vials of each other's blood inBut can this habit bring risks to your health? Understand.

After all, is drinking blood bad for you?

In principle, no. However, it is worth remembering that blood can have a number of diseases, such as AIDS However, if it is a blood that is free of infectious diseases, experts assure that the minimal consumption does no harm to health, but also does not bring any benefits.

However, consumption should be minimal, i.e., only a few teaspoons of blood. Thus, drinking blood in larger quantities can be dangerous. This is because blood is rich in iron This is a nutrient that our body has difficulty expelling when consumed in excess.

The high concentration of iron can lead to hemochromatosis, which puts the liver at risk, decreases the blood pressure And not only that: too much iron in the blood can cause fluid to build up in the lungs, and your nervous system to become unbalanced. So it's best to avoid the habit of actress Megan Fox.