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Offline bijou

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Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« on: February 21, 2008, 01:19:57 PM »
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In health advice that you'd really hope nobody would actually need, Hong Kong health officials have warned slimmers that consuming parasitic worms is not a recommended way to lose weight.

The warning came after adverts reportedly appeared on a website offering products containing worm eggs as slimming aids.

A spokesman for the health department noted that there was no evidence that the worms – an intestine-dwelling tropical parasite known as ascaris – were an effective weight loss technique. There was, however, plenty of evidence that they were an effective diarrhoea, vomiting and pain-inducing technique.

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I'll stick to the traditional way of dieting  I think.  :-)
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Re: Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2008, 01:26:54 PM »
Humankind seems to know no bounds in it's pursuit of physical perfection.    :mental:

How would they market those things?

Worms: They're Not Just For Fishing Anymore!!!    :whatever:
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Re: Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2008, 01:27:05 PM »
just from the thread title, I thought for a second that this was another penis abuse thread, and I just didn't quite understand it. :-)

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Re: Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2008, 01:33:41 PM »
Quote from: VelvetElvis on February 21, 2008, 01:26:54 PM
Humankind seems to know no bounds in it's pursuit of physical perfection.    :mental:

How would they market those things?

Worms: They're Not Just For Fishing Anymore!!!    :whatever:

Wormslim -lose weight or die trying!
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Re: Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2008, 01:51:37 PM »
Humbug!  Next thing you know they'll be saying famine is bad for you too!
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Re: Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2008, 03:06:28 PM »
Well I've seen Bizarre Foods so nothing out of China surpises me. :-)
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Re: Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2008, 05:45:15 PM »
The more I think about it, the more I think they have confused an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force with a diet video:

Carl before the South Bronx Parasite Diet:



Carl after being on the South Bronx Parasite Diet for a while:



Carl after after being on the South Bronx Parasite Diet at it's inevitable conclusion looking buff:



It turns out that many news stories these days are mistaken recaps of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes.  I don't know how it happens, but it does.
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Re: Parasitic worm slimming aids considered harmful
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2008, 07:48:45 PM »
they have fat people in china? :thatsright:
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