'Rawdogging' travel trend raises alarms: Health experts warn of serious risks
Updated On: 27 August, 2024 10:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As social media highlights yet another trend that people may want to try, Mumbai-based mental health experts and a dietitian shed light on the effects of following it and why you should rest and eat regularly on flights
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Mumbai-based travel influencer Thomson Sequiera frequently travels to different parts of the country and the world. At such times, he likes always to keep himself busy while flying. The thought of not doing anything while travelling in an airplane makes him shudder. Especially when it is in India, as the journey is very chaotic, and he is automatically forced to use his noise-cancellation headphones. So imagine his surprise when he came across people attempting `rawdogging` while flying. Firstly, what is this new travel trend?
Dr Girish Date, psychiatrist, Zynova Shalby Hospital in Mumbai, explains, "Rawdogging is a trend that has been going viral on various social media platforms. This includes the persistent dedication to not eating or drinking anything while traveling throughout the flight."
Spending a lot more time amid travellers, Sequiera shares, "This trend works for the people who love their own space and love to interact with themselves and be productive with their thoughts and love their own company. Solo travelers would love such trends. I love watching documentaries and editing my videos and photos on flights. Even sleep is much needed when you know as soon as you land, you have to shoot your content, and look presentable and be energetic the entire day."
If you love food and travel, the algorithm of social networking applications like Instagram in India and TikTok around the world must have already thrown `Rawdogging` your way as it has to Sequiera, who is also a fashion influencer. Following trends on the Internet has become a hobby for most people. While it looks fine till it is limited to music and dance, the same cannot be said about food and travel, as they can have adverse effects on the body, the most recent one being the `water diet`, which took a turn for the worse when an influencer succumbed to it. Rawdogging is no different, say experts.
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