Eating cabbage soup for two weeks. Exercising three times day. Drinking water with lemon juice and cayenne pepper for 10 days. We can all admit to going to great lengths, even if just once, to lose those unwanted pounds. But the Tapeworm Diet has to get as extreme and desperate as the world of dieting tricks and methods come. The good news is that importing or selling tapeworms in the U.S. is illegal. Tapeworms though, do occur in undercooked beef or raw meat dishes which are prone to contamination.
So what does a tapeworm in your gut actually do? It secretes proteins in our intestinal tract that make our digestion of food much less efficient. A less efficient digestive systems means that you can consume more calories through your food since your “body guest” is also noshing on them for his own growth purposes. Some scientist estimate that those infected with a single tapeworm can lose up to one or two pounds each week. Some tapeworms can be downright lethal like a pork tapeworm, but for beef tapeworms, you can clear up an infection by taking a dose of antibiotics.
Some diet gimmicks have created tapeworm pills but since then the FDA has intervened and banned these unsubstantiated and dangerous products.
PRO
- Weight loss is pretty much guaranteed
- A scientist in Japan believes that tapeworms can also help clear up allergies like hay fever
- There is a high likelihood that the dieter will drop some weight if on the Tapeworm Diet.
CON
- Can be deadly
- Banned by the FDA
- Medical intervention may be needed to get rid of the tapeworm
- There are side effects to having a tapeworm
- Can’t purchase or import one
- Once you get rid of the tapeworm, you risk putting weight back if you continue eating like you have a tapeworm
- There is a major health risk for this method of weight reduction, and it can be deadly.
- The FDA does not approve of the Tapeworm Diet.
- Of course at some point the dieter would probably need assistance with getting rid of the tapeworm.
DIET and NUTRITION
The Tapeworm Diet is anything but a diet. Since a sizable percentage of what you eat goes to the tapeworm, it’s a virtual dieter’s dream: eat whatever you want and lose weight. Taking extra vitamins during an infection might help to prevent the massive nutrient loss. Following an infection, all those lost pounds can be easily put back on if you don’t follow a healthy eating plan for just you and not your parasite.
TREATMENT
Treatment for getting rid of a tapeworm varies from grotesque to the less grotesque. A strong course of antibiotics is prescribed to get rid of the tapeworm.
CONCLUSION
Let us truly be thankful for the great strides in the hygienic practices of our farms and slaughterhouses and in our water supply. Even though our bodies have evolutionarily become used to being hosts to a myriad of parasites, our modern day ways have no doubt helped us to stay healthier and live longer. Voluntarily ingesting a tapeworm to lose weight is legally a difficult thing to pull off, not to mention dangerous. Your safer and less uncomfortable way to shed some pounds is probably heeding the advice of science and research: Consume less calories and stay active. Needless to say, this is one approach to weight loss that is not smart nor safe and should not be persued by anyone.
When you really think about it, who in the world would want to go to such extremes for weight reduction as to placing a parasite in their body that could potentially kill them? Naturally we cannot recommend a weight loss method like this. After all, it is not approved by the FDA, it can lead to serious health issues, and there is no guarantee that it will accomplish what you desire or your money back. It is prudent to seek out a dietary supplement or program that has much fewer health risks and is backed by clinical research.
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September 1, 2009
Diets