Tapeworm
Diet?
 Tapeworm
Diet - The original, all natural “diet pill” of
the late 19th and early 20th century. A dieter would
simply swallow the beef tapeworm and/or tapeworm eggs and
there you have it. One poster ad described it as follows;
“easy to swallow and guaranteed weight loss.” Another
claimed “sanitized tapeworms are guaranteed harmless and
have no ill side effects.”
Once swallowed the worm attaches in the
intestinal tract and absorbs nutrients from the food you
eat. Apparently you can expect to lose between half a
pound to two pounds a week from a single tapeworm and possibly
more as the worm matures. Newly infected individuals
often report cravings for specific foods and in some cases
their hunger increases. The use of multiple tapeworms is
said to increase the weight loss dramatically.
What we
like about this plan The insanity of this
idea! Let’s see…you can eat virtually whatever you wish,
tapeworms are free you can eat raw liver or raw meat. (although
back in the day you could buy the jar packed variety).
Best thing of all, it’s the stuff urban legends are made
of!
What we dislike about this
plan Everything! However, these
worms might be safer than the “miracle” synthetic pills that
manufacturers put out on the market since after these wiggly
creatures.
While the
beef tapeworm doesn’t try to kill the host, the side effects of
the tapeworm diet can cause severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and
infection. Other symptoms include loss of appetite or feeling
of fullness, weakness, headache, nausea, constipation and
vomiting. It is no wonder it is banned by the FDA.When the worm
detaches itself, it goes out of your bowels, not a pleasant
sight, perhaps the worst psychological diet! As well you
can expect the weight to return when the worm is
gone.
Other diet
gimmicks related to the tapeworm diet have created
tapeworm pills. As expected, there is no scientific
evidence to support that these pills
work.
How
healthy is this plan? In Laura
Hillenbrand’s book Seabiscuit, An American Legend, she notes
that swallowing tapeworms was common practice for jockeys to
stay healthy and fit. Most jockeys live extremely
unhealthy lifestyle due to the nature of their
business. No matter how desperate you become to fit
into that slinky black dress, skip this plan.
The tapeworm diet
is banned in America by the FDA, although you can travel
to some countries and try this diet. For under two
thousand dollars, some unscrupulous people offer a ritual
of killing a cow and ingesting the tapeworms in less then
sanitary conditions. Other operators follow
animals around and collect their feces to harvest the
worms!
If you swallow
the wrong type of worm or parasites, like the pork
tapeworm, the side effects can be
lethal.
Here’s
The Bottom Line We do not even permit this
condition for our pets, so why should we considered this
safe. This plan is not suitable for humans and is truly
unsafe. Tapeworms can take rob you of all the nutrients
you put in your body and rob you of health, not to mention the
side effects.
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