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VLC Dieters
- Thread starter WhitbyJet
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Sid Bonkers
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Truly tragic, condolences to your neighbours.
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catherinecherub
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Hi WhitbyJet,
What a tragic story. My thoughts are with the family and friends of this young woman. It has obviously upset you a great deal.
Electrolyte imbalance is serious.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/90607 ... -symptoms/
What a tragic story. My thoughts are with the family and friends of this young woman. It has obviously upset you a great deal.
Electrolyte imbalance is serious.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/90607 ... -symptoms/
ClaireG 06
Well-Known Member
I am so so sorry to hear this.
WhitbyJet
Well-Known Member
Patch, at present I am not comfortable naming the particular brand of the VLCD, except that it was akin to Herbalife, Optifast, etc. A post mortem has been carried out and there are further legal issues surrounding this incident. Andrea was not suffering from any pre-existing medical condition.
Andrea's mother prepared additional vegetable meals according to manufacturers instructions. VLCDs come with a disclaimer, advising medical supervision.
Please Patch, Kenny, et al,.....I admire you for what you are prepared to put yourself through in order to lose weight, become healthy. But please think about it, arrange some blood tests along the way. Too late for Andrea now.
Good luck, good health.
Andrea's mother prepared additional vegetable meals according to manufacturers instructions. VLCDs come with a disclaimer, advising medical supervision.
Please Patch, Kenny, et al,.....I admire you for what you are prepared to put yourself through in order to lose weight, become healthy. But please think about it, arrange some blood tests along the way. Too late for Andrea now.
Good luck, good health.
clearviews
Well-Known Member
A trully tragic story WhitbyJet, my sympathies to all who knew her.
Do feel that there must have been some other major factors playing in this case for an event such as this to be precipitated from only two weeks of a VLCD. People who have been totally without food for as long by earthquakes, misadventure on land and sea have been documented with incredible stories of survival providing water was available. It would seem that if vegetables were consumed along with shakes the issue of micro nutrients also would not be a life threatening problem.
Do feel that there must have been some other major factors playing in this case for an event such as this to be precipitated from only two weeks of a VLCD. People who have been totally without food for as long by earthquakes, misadventure on land and sea have been documented with incredible stories of survival providing water was available. It would seem that if vegetables were consumed along with shakes the issue of micro nutrients also would not be a life threatening problem.
