A dieter in Iowa ordered a tapeworm off the Internet in a desperate bid to lose weight and then told her doctor about her extreme weight loss measure.
Lot of people is more worried about their weight and obese. They take lot of measures to loss weight or whatever the tips they heard. The physicians warn them to take advised tips and not what they heard or by own
Some children and youngsters tried some tips on their own without their parent’s knowledge.
A dieter in Iowa ordered a tapeworm off the Internet in a desperate bid to lose weight and then told her doctor about her extreme weight loss measure.
Her physician was stumped by the news and with little clue what to do next he called the Iowa Department of Public Health for help.
Iowa’s Public Health Department medical director Dr. Patricia Quinlisk told the (doctor) to prescribe an anti-worm medication and then issued a warning to health workers about the dangerous practice.
say ‘no’ to tapeworm diet
She said: “Ingesting tapeworms is extremely risky and can cause a wide range of undesirable side effects, including rare deaths,” she wrote.
“Those desiring to lose weight are advised to stick with proven weight loss methods; consuming fewer calories and increasing physical activity.”