A parasite worm diet warning has been issued by the nation’s health department. Ads have been circulating over the internet, especially Chinese websites, promoting products that are worm-based and of a parasitic nature. With the worm diet, you actually swallow the worm in order to lose weight.

The products sold, actually contain the eggs of Ascaris worms. These worms are actual intestinal roundworms and once they are in your body, they can grow up to 15 inches. They can also lay up to 200,000 eggs a day.

Medical experts are trying to warn people that this diet can have harmful effects. By swallowing these worms, they can invade some organs of your body and this can lead to death. Some side effects to this diet are abdominal pain, malnutrition, distention, diarrhea, and vomiting. They also may get into the intestinal tract, causing obstruction and this may require taking medications to cure the problem, or in some cases, surgery.

People want to lose weight and they want to lose weight rapidly. By eating these parasitic worms, you will lose weight, but is it worth the sacrifice? The best way to lose weight is the old-fashioned way. Eat in moderation and exercise on a regular basis.