Whether it is truth, urban legend or undetermined, the idea of ingesting a tapeworm in order to lose weight will make your skin crawl… or maybe not. Today, being thin is the ultimate socially form of beauty and being lazy is something most Americans have become very familiar with so some creative ideas are surfacing on how to lose weight without much effort; all you have to do is swallow a cute little intestinal parasite.

The idea is that, when infected with a bovine tapeworm, the worm ingests all of the food that one eats and so the host’s body has to rely on stores of fat to continue to operate which causes you to lose weight. Therefore, swallow a capsule containing impregnated tapeworm segments, the worm will hatch and attach to the wall of your intestines, eat whatever you want to shrink to that third-world weight you’ve always dreamed of.

Unfortunately, there are a few costs that some are not willing to risk. For one, years of evolution and striving to cleanliness have taught us that wormy creatures swimming around in your tummy are a bad thing. Tapeworm infestation may also cause abdominal pain, vomiting, headaches and the pooling of ascites in your stomach. Ascites is a liquid released by the immune system to fight off a foreign body inside your belly and intestines which gives that nice bloated, pregnant look. Another factor that may push you over the “gross line” is the fact that after about 100 days in the host a tapeworm begins to release proglottids (i.e. impregnated segments) which can burrow through your insides and house in your muscles, organs and other internal tissue or they may decide to take a ride to the outside world by intermittently emerge through the anus. So, regardless of whether this is a valid option or a fallacy, it is just a bad idea. There are many other options out there that can help you lose weight fast.

Susan Smith writes health articles about fitness and nutrition. Some of her favorite passions include writing about energy drinks and natural sleep aids.

Author: Sue Smith
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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