If millions of diet plans, super foods, pills or alternative therapies for weight loss are not enough, here comes another mind-boggling Fad:
An intestine-dwelling tropical parasitic worms Ascaris... Yuck
Disturbing?
Well, this craze has been reported by The Hindu (11/02/2010) news story titled:
"Hong Kong dieters warned against swallowing live worms."
The nutty belief behind eating live worms is, when develop in the intestine these parasites help people to eat their ingested food and calories, which ultimately resulted into weight loss.
According to spokesmen from the Hong Kong Department of Health, Ascaris parasites can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and malnutrition. They can also cause more serious problems like biliary and pancreatic duct obstruction and lung invasion, all of which can eventually lead to death.
Not only this parasite is limited to worm-eating weight loss enthusiasts but also affect people who never tried the lousy treat. People can get these parasites by traveling the infected places and eating raw or uncooked food or by drinking water infected by the parasitic worms. So, if you love traveling you better be prepare in advance.
There are some interesting references cited by Medicine plus and Natural news on the parasitic roundworm Ascaris - known to cause Ascariasis infection.
According to Ethan a Huff, from Natural News: These parasites are very problematic because they can infest the body and leech important nutrients from food. When trying to take over its host, parasites will do whatever it takes to survive and thrive. Not only do they feast on food and nutrients but they also release harmful toxins into the body which eventually cause serious problems.
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