Posted on 01/17/2006 12:53:26 PM PST by oxcart
LONDON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A 20-year-old British man has died from eating nothing but french fries, white toast and baked beans.
Scott Martin's mother, Margaret, says her son died from liver disease and bleeding caused by malnutrition, the Daily Mirror reported.
"He was fine when he was younger," she said. "I could get him to eat properly. But as he grew older he ended up with just toast, beans, chips and the odd tin of spaghetti. He hardly ate any fruit."
The newspaper said Scott's diet was so bad it caused liver cirrhosis -- a condition normally associated with heavy drinkers. He also developed autoimmune hepatitis, in which the body's own defense system attacks the liver.
He was told a transplant could save him but he was too frightened to have the operation and continued eating his favorite McDonald's french fries, sliced white bread and canned baked beans, the newspaper said.
Hmmmm...then I should be dead shortly.
My BS meter is off the charts too. More likely he had Hepatitis C from either recreational drug use or promiscuous sex.
Although to be a little objective the guy who made that "Supersize Me" movie (where he ate nothing but McDonald's for a month) did suffer temporary liver damage.
They say you are what you eat.
Me too. 30 years of nothing but coffee, scotch and cigars and I could go anytime...
You're clouding the issue.
Bravo!
Betchya HIS bedroom smelled LOVELY.
mmmmm...beans on toast (buttered of course!
I wish there was more information on this guy in the article.
I don't believe it either. You are correct about college. I know for a fact you can make a semester on just beer and popcorn.
One time, in the summer, it was really hot and I just bull-dogged this Frosty from Wendys, and I'll tell you what, I thought I was going to die as bad a headache as that thing gave me. My neck too, it just ached, so I guess I know what that fella felt like.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
Thinking the same thing, it was some kind of obsessive compulsive disorder that killed him, the diet was just a symptom.
Personally sounds like suicide to me...
And the award goes to.....Scott Martin, congratulations, you ate yourself to death.
Variation on the "Tweenkie" defense.
When reading the headline, one gets the impression that a mighty McD jumped out of it's wrapper and attacked a man.
Actually, Scott Martin killed himself, to be precise. Not the food.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.