Question

What happens if you eat rancid food?

Answer 1

If you eat rancid food you won't get deathly sick but you may have stomach problems and other digestive issues.

When food goes rancid the food develops new molecules that form as oxidation occurs and that may lead to digestive issues.

I would not personally eat any rancid food though because although most times rancid food is not gonna harm your health there is a slight possibility that the rancid food could have some bacteria in it that may cause food poisoning.

I would recommend throwing the rancid food out just to be safe but most times the rancid food will not hurt you as long as it's not too far advanced in the rancid department.

If in doubt you should throw spoiled food out because really it's not worth risking your health over even if it might be okay to eat.

Especially if the meat is rancid you should throw that out because rancid meats can lead to health issues and possible death.

Plus rancid or spoiled meat will smell so bad that you won't want to eat it anyway.

Answer 2

Eating rancid food can make you sick to your stomach and cause vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating etc.

In rare cases the rancid food when eaten may lead to food poisoning if it has bad bacteria in it.