- Dr. Kunal Sood is a board-certified physician living in Maryland
- He recently revealed that shopping carts are filled with germs
- The doctor recommended using a disinfectant wipe before grabbing a cart
A doctor has issued a dire warning about shopping trolleys, claiming the average supermarket is actually dirtier than a toilet, and therefore more likely to give you an infection.
Dr. Kunal Sood is a board-certified acute and chronic pain physician living in Germantown, Maryland.
He regularly shares tips on his TikTok account, where he has more than 1.9 million followers.
Recently, the healthcare expert took to the video sharing platform to warn his followers about the dangers of shopping carts.
Dr. Kunal Sood is a doctor who has revealed that shopping carts are dirtier than toilets and are more likely to give you an infection
The healthcare expert took to the video sharing platform to warn viewers about the dangers of shopping carts by sharing an example of a woman who contracted an infection from a shopping cart
He noted that according to a University of Arizona study, more than 75 percent of shopping carts tested positive for fecal bacteria
In a viral clip, which has been viewed more than 474,000 times to date, he explains why grocery carts can be covered in high levels of bacteria.
He captioned the video: “Do you clean your shopping cart before using it?”
Dr. Sood began by giving an example of a woman who claimed she contracted hand, foot and mouth disease from the grocery cart after putting her baby on it for the first time.
“So it is possible to pass on an infection through a shopping cart,” he said before lifting the lid on how many germs there really were.
He noted that, according to a study by the University of Arizonamore than 75 percent of shopping carts were positive for fecal bacteria.
The healthcare expert claimed that grocery carts harbor more germs than toilets.
“In fact, the study found that the shopping carts were even dirtier than the toilets because the toilets were more likely to be cleaned than the shopping carts,” he said.
Dr. Sood also shared his tip to avoid the transmission of germs while using a grocery cart.
“The best way to lower the risk of infection for both you and your children is to use a disinfectant wipe and make sure you wipe down the shopping cart handle,” he advised.
The healthcare expert claimed that grocery carts harbor more germs than toilets
Viewers flooded the comments section expressing their shock as they thanked the doctor for his advice
Viewers flooded the comments section expressing their shock as they thanked the doctor for his advice.
One person said: ‘Oh my god, new fear unlocked.’
Another user added: ‘I’m going to use wipes from now on.’
Someone else wrote: ‘Yes, I will definitely start cleaning the cart from now on. That’s horrible.’
‘Thank you! I’ve been having a lot of anxiety about shopping carts lately, I knew it wasn’t just in my head,” a fourth person stated.