You can lose 1-2 pounds a week on the tapeworm diet.
Tapeworms secrete 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 scientists estimate that those infected with a single tapeworm can lose up to one or two pounds each week.
Certain 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.
Tapeworms can grow to 30 feet in length.
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