Sun Staring Diet: Is It Safe?

This staring at the sun as a diet regimen, is it safe? According to ophthalmology experts, this new ‘health’ trend is risky. Staring at the sun could lead to conjunctival disease, cataracts and macular degeneration as potential side effects.

The movement started in Hong Kong where women gather on the beach at sunset to stare directly at the sun with the belief that it will replace their need for food and even improve their vision and sleep quality.

Photos of women staring at the sun circulated online, some wearing sunglasses, reported taken at the Sam Ka Village beach in Lei Yue Mun.

The practice involves looking at the sun for up to 10 seconds on the first day, adding 10 seconds every day until they reach 44 minutes by the ninth month of practice.

Here is one photo of the so-called Sun eating diet.