Sushi and sashimi eaters beware! An article in the June issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases reported something almost impossible to believe. There are an increased incidents of tape worms living inside humans who eat raw fish sushi and sashimi. Here is the frighting part... some of the tapeworms grow up to 40 feet in length... inside your body. Yikes! Forty feet of tape worm wrapped inside my body would make me as fat as Chip! A man is currently suing a sushi restaurant in Chicago for his very own 9 foot tape worm he got from eating sushi. [ScientificAmerican.com, 6-11-09] The Tapeworm Diet was all the rage at one time. It advertised "Eat all the food you want, let your new parasitic friend do the work and most importantly, enjoy your fabulous new figure!" The side effects of diarrhea, meningitis and dementia were all overlooked if you could slip into that size 4 dress.
