A teenager from Bristol, England, lost her eyesight entirely due to poor diet. The 19-year-old had been a nazel since childhood and didn't like the texture of vegetables and fruits at all. Consequently, it only ate potatoes, chips, white bread, bacon and sausages.
This diet caused irreparable damage to the optic nerves. The young man has lost his sight eventually. If the damage had been caught earlier, there would have been hope.
His mother spoke anonymously and said it all started when his son was seven years old. ?Back from school with lunch intact. I made healthy sandwiches, gave apples with him, and ate nothing. The teachers were also worried, ?she said. "He's always been weak, so we're not worried about weight. Unhealthy foods are always associated with obesity, but he was weak as a stick. "
The family realized something was wrong when the boy lost his hearing at the age of 14 and shortly thereafter, part of the sight.
"It would be nice to work, but it can't do anything. I had to quit my job to take care of him. He's taking vitamin supplements, but still eating the same things. We persuaded her to drink fruit juices for a while, but she gave up, "says the 19-year-old's mother.
The boy suffers from a eating disorder that makes him extremely sensitive to the tastes, aromas, textures and looks of certain foods.
Source: The Guardian
