What happens if I eat ice cream too fast?
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Over 40% of the population is susceptible to the phenomenon known as a 'brain freeze'. For those who experience it, eating ice cream too fast can trigger a sudden, intense pain in the forehead, scientifically known as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. This harmless but uncomfortable sensation is the most common and immediate consequence of rapid cold ingestion.
