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A viral trend on FitTok has ‘gym bros’ adding dog food to their meal plans

packing protein

Online “gym dudes” have posted videos of themselves eating dog food in an effort to increase their protein intake, leaving other social media users worried.

In one TikTok video that has garnered over 21 million views, user Henry Clarisey (@henry.fit) draws attention to the nutrition information for Pedigree dog food on MyFitnessPal, which claims that it contains 666 grams of protein.

“Which one of you guys are going to

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