(NewsNation) — A food trend from the popular Netflix movie "Kpop Demon Hunters" has doctors sounding an alarm.

The #KPopNoodleChallenge or #DemonHuntersRamen involves kids imitating a scene from the movie by eating hot instant noodles, which has led to serious burn injuries.

"Most of the time, it's when the children open the microwave themselves," said Dr. Colleen Ryan, a burn specialist at Shriners Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. "Microwave is usually up high, and they reach in and it's a little too hot for them."

Ryan acknowledged she had been treating children two to three times a week for burn injuries from instant noodles.

“We’re not saying kids shouldn’t participate in fun trends, but they must do it safely and with adult supervision,” Ryan said. “A single spill can

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