Chinese woman suffers pancreatitis after 6-day starvation, binge-eating once weekly

Advertisement Chinese woman suffers pancreatitis after 6-day starvation, binge-eating once weekly Slimming woman scoffs down bucket of fried chicken on weekly day of ‘indulgence’, sparks secretion of enzymes that destroy pancreas 2-MIN READ2-MIN Alice Yanin Shanghai A 25-year-old woman in China has been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis after she followed an extreme weight-loss regime which consisted of eating once a week and hardly eating a thing for the remaining six days. The woman, who uses the alias Qingqing and lives in Hangzhou, eastern Zhejiang province, is 1.55m tall. She previously weighed 55kg, the Xinmin Evening News reported. Advertisement However, months ago, she made a rigorous plan to get slimmer. This involved eating little for six days a week and eating whatever she liked on the remaining day. Advertisement Advertisement Select Voice Select Speed 1.00x