Oh my GOD, whatever you do, PROMISE me that you'll never, ever try the Tapeworm diet, which is exactly what it sounds like. As in, you swallow a tapeworm in the hopes that it will eat all your food and you will lose weight.
Sounds totally insane, right? That's because it is! But that didn't stop one Iowa woman from swallowing the parasitic worm in the hopes of losing a ton of weight.
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Eventually, the woman had the good sense to call her doctor and admit that she had found and purchased a tapeworm online for weight loss. Her doctor was understandably at a loss and wondering what the best course of treatment may be, he called the Department of Public Health.
Medical director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, warned, "Ingesting tapeworms is extremely risky and can cause a wide range of undesirable side effects, including rare deaths. Those desiring to lose weight are advised to stick with proven weight loss methods — consuming fewer calories and increasing physical activity."
I just can't even imagine doing something this drastic all to lose a few pounds. Sure, I'd love to lose 10-15 pounds, but I would NEVER put my own life at risk to do it. After all, what's so great about bring skinny if your dead?
Not to mention the fact that you're voluntarily ingesting a disgusting parasitic worm! Do you know how those suckers get out after you swallow them?!
