Teenager 'first in UK' to go deaf and blind due to junk food diet, report reveals A teenager is believed to be the first in the UK to go deaf and blind due to his junk food diet, a report has warned.
The 17-year-old lived off a daily portion of chips, crisps, white bread and processed meat for around a decade.
His poor diet, which resulted in a number of vitamin deficiencies, led to the boy developing a condition called nutritional optic neuropathy (NON). The Daily Telegraph
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The 17-year-old lived off a daily portion of chips, crisps, white bread and processed meat for around a decade.
His poor diet, which resulted in a number of vitamin deficiencies, led to the boy developing a condition called nutritional optic neuropathy (NON). The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- Blindness Caused by a Junk Food Diet (abstract) Annals of Internal Medicine
- Teenager 'blind' from living off crisps and chips BBC News
- Boy, 17, goes blind because of a vitamin deficiency caused by his diet of French fries and Pringles The Daily Mail
- Teenager left blind and deaf by decade-long diet of sausages, crisps and processed food The Independent
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