Plastic tongues new weight loss method

Published: 11:29AM Thursday September 24, 2009 Source: ONE News

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A drastic new tool is being used in the US in the fight against fat and it is all based around pain.

A doctor in the US is attaching plastic mesh to patients' tongues so it hurts to eat solid foods.

The patients are also placed on a liquid diet and a strict exercise regime for a month, in a bid to lose weight.

The mesh acts as a painful reminder not to eat food.

So far, 27 patients have undergone the month long treatment, each losing between seven and 14 kgs.

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