Don't try this at home.

[catherinecherub]

TV Doctor, Michael Mosley, is the man behind the 5.2 diet. He swallows tapeworm cysts for a new programme in a bid to lose weight but gains 2lb.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...plan-swallowing-TAPEWORM-new-documentary.html

 

[carraway]

I don't he think is an actual medical doctor.

I would rather be fat than have tapeworms!

cara

 

[dawnmc]

He is an actual medical doctor.

 

[catherinecherub]

He qualified as a Doctor but for the last 25 years has been working as a documentary worker and award winning science journalist.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dgd9c/profiles/michael-mosley

 

[carraway]

Lifted from Wikipedia so not guaranteed.


Mosley studied philosophy, politics and economics at New College, Oxford before working for two years as a banker in the City of London. He then decided to move into medicine, intending to become a psychiatrist, studying at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, now part of UCL Medical School.[2]

The there is this:


http://careers.bmj.com/careers/advice/view-article.html?id=95

Sounds like he didn't complete his medical studies

 

[catherinecherub]

This could go on all day. He would have had to finish his medical studies before he trained as a psychiatrist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_J._Mosley
https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/training/careersinpsychiatry/careerbooklet.aspx#Whatisthecareerpathway
The topic is about the worms and could be of interest to some.

 

[carraway]

I apologise for digressing Catherine
I am a born sceptic
I am also a big fan of Dr Ben Goldacre, who made some comments about Michael Mosely.

However anyone who uses themselves as a guinea pig is always interesting.

 

[lacey1]

don't care who he is doctor or not that sound totally sick yuk yuk yuk eating worms to lose weight crazy

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