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Teenage Boy Goes Blind From French Fry and Chip Diet

Teenagers (and a lot of adults) love food which is bad for you, whether that's fast food or junk food. Living on McDonald's dollar-menu burgers and fries with a side of nuggets and sauce sounds like an average Wednesday afternoon for many teens, but the fast food diet can be worse for you than you think (we all remember Super Size Me).

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Poor diets — in the extreme — can lead to serious results, as one anonymous teenage boy can apparently attest to. A recent report from the University of Bristol claims that an unnamed patient has actually gone irreversibly blind due to his “junk food” diet, one which consisted of Pringles, french fries and ham sandwiches on white bread. All of which might sound damn tasty, but at what cost?

According to the report, the teenager first presented himself to a physician at age 14, complaining of symptoms related to tiredness and overall fatigue. Doctors determined that he was anemic, and that he was also suffering some vitamin deficiencies, despite having a healthy BMI.

Things worsened from there, and a year later the same boy returned to the doctor to complain of vision problems and hearing loss — strange symptoms for a relatively “healthy” teenager. His caretakers were stumped, and so were his attending doctors. Eventually, at the age of 17, the anonymous patient would reportedly lose all sight, and was diagnosed with advanced and severe malnutrition.

Bottom line? Maybe think about making sure you're getting your fill of green vegetables, lean proteins and water if you value your health. Oh, and a few vitamin supplements might not be a bad idea, either.

While scary, the condition is somewhat common in developing countries where proper food supply is endangered. Lead author of the study and ophthalmologist at Bristol Medical School, Denize Atan, said “Our vision has such an impact on quality of life, education, employment, social interactions, and mental health. This case highlights the impact of diet on visual and physical health, and the fact that calorie intake and BMI are not reliable indicators of nutritional status.”

Not everyone is convinced of the importance of this boy's “extreme” case, however. Professor of nutrition and dietetics Gary Frost, of Imperial College London told CNN that this is more of an isolated example of individual malnutrition.

“Although it is an extreme example, it highlights the importance of having a wide and varied diet to ensure that you get the profile of nutrients and micronutrients that are needed for healthy development,” Frost said. “Fussy eating is very common in young children and in extreme cases can lead to very limited choice of food.”

Still, if you have children, it’s probably a good idea to make sure to creatively address their complaints about healthy food. And if you're an adult living on a similar junk diet, you might want to consider adding some veggies to your diet. That spinach and cauliflower may actually help you lead a longer life, eyesight intact.

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