As a kid, you might have had the idea that you’d be able to survive off of crisps, chips, and other yummy snacks. However, your parents probably stepped in and made you eat at least “3 more vegetables” before having another snack. A teen in the UK recently discovered that a crisps and chips diet is not good for you at all and can cause some serious problems. Keep on reading to discover what happened.
17-Year-Old Loses Sight Because of horrible diet consisting of Chips and Crisps
The Teen, who will not be named because of privacy reasons, started his horrible diet of Chips and Crisps when he was 11 years old. All he’d eat would be Chips, crisps, white bread, and a slice of ham occasionally. While this might sound like the dream for most kids, he ended up in a horrible situation.
The kid said that other types of food just didn’t feel right and he wasn’t able to eat them. This is why he stuck to his Pringles Crisps and Chips diet! When doctors saw him at the age of 14, he was diagnosed with a severe Vitamin B12 deficiency and given supplements to help him out. However, he did not take the supplements after a while and didn’t change anything in his diet. Later he developed severe deficiencies in other vitamins such as copper, selenium, and Vitamin D. leading to other health problems.
This eventually led to him losing parts of his vision for the rest of his life. He still has peripheral vision, however, he won’t be able to drive a car or get a driver’s license and will have trouble reading stuff in front of him.
Changing His Diet Won’t Help Anymore
Doctors now warn people all over the country that eating healthy food is not only about not getting fat. The teen shows us that there are serious health risks that come with having an unhealthy diet or lifestyle!
Even though his poor diet was the cause of his blindness, it is not the cure. Changing his diet to vegetable and nutrient-filled meals won’t help him out. He is not 100% blind yet but will have trouble for the rest of his life. The 17-year-old is permanently blind, which means that it can’t be cured unless there are some medical breakthroughs.
