Here’s one ancient Chinese secret that could kill you.
Hong Kong health officials said that Web sites in Chinese are offering a weight-loss formula that contains potentially fatal parasites.
The remedies contain the eggs of the Ascaris worm – giant, intestinal roundworms which live in the human body, grow up to 15 inches long and lay up to 200,000 eggs.
Full story: Parasitic worms are deadly part of dubious Hong Kong weight loss plan