Originally Posted by saef:
And here I thought the use of tapeworms for weight loss was only an urban legend. Fascinating to see factual evidence that people really did this.

oh its no urban legend, sad thing is people still do this.
Tyra Banks I think had it on her show a year or so ago with people saying they were willing to ingest a tapeworm to lose weight and some *insert colourful description* guy that was seeling them despite FDA bans in the US.

Ha! Just imagine how people will laugh at the current fads years down the road. So sad that this is a never-ending thing. :/

Originally Posted by bargoo:
Sanitized Tapeworms ????

You should read Seabiscuit: one chapter describes at great length the torturous methods jockeys used to keep their weights down, including tapeworms and some horrid potion that exploded in the bottle! :eek::barf::spin::faint:

And remember, people: SMOKING IS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH! Sure you're gonna lose weight when you do: cancer kinda has a way of doing that!