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17-year-old Stacey Irvine who has eaten nothing but McDonalds chicken nuggets since she was two, Birmingham, Britain - 24 Jan 2012
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Stacey Irvine with a McDonalds chicken nuggets meal
17-year-old Stacey Irvine who has eaten nothing but McDonalds chicken nuggets since she was two, Birmingham, Britain - 24 Jan 2012
*full story: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/f8q9* A 17-year-old girl who has eaten little else but chicken nuggets for the past 15 years had to be rushed to hospital after collapsing. Stacey Irvine has lived on a diet of nuggets and the occasional portion of chips since she was a toddler. Claiming to have never tasted fresh fruit or vegetables, the consequences of her chicken nugget addiction became clear recently when she had to be taken to hospital. The teen was forced to seek treatment after collapsing with difficulties breathing. Doctors discovered she was suffering from anaemia and that the veins in her tongue were inflamed. In addition, her body was so deficient in certain vitamins and nutrients that she had to be injected with them. Stacey has now been urged to drastically change her diet before she does herself irreparable harm, but is finding it difficult to combat her addiction.
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17-year-old Stacey Irvine who has eaten nothing but McDonalds chicken nuggest since she was two, Birmingham, Britain - 24 Jan 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by NTI Media Ltd / Rex Features (1614279h)
Teen's 15 Year Chicken Nugget Addiction
A 17-year-old girl who has eaten little else but chicken nuggets for the past 15 years had to be rushed to hospital after collapsing.
Stacey Irvine has lived on a diet of nuggets and the occasional portion of chips since she was a toddler.
Claiming to have never tasted fresh fruit or vegetables, the consequences of her chicken nugget addiction became clear recently when she had to be taken to hospital.
The teen was forced to seek treatment after collapsing with difficulties breathing.
Doctors discovered she was suffering from anaemia and that the veins in her tongue were inflamed.
In addition, her body was so deficient in certain vitamins and nutrients that she had to be injected with them.
Stacey has now been urged to drastically change her diet before she does herself irreparable harm, but is finding it difficult to combat her addiction.
She first tried McDonalds nuggets at the age of two when her mother took her to the restaurant as a treat.
She loved them so much that soon they were all she would eat.
Stacey comments: "I just couldn't face even trying other foods. Mum gave up giving me anything else years ago."
Now nuggets make up the vast majority of her diet - with her only occasionally eating something different such as fries, a slice of toast or a packet of crisps.
She comments: "I am starting to realise this is really bad for me.
"McDonald's chicken nuggets are my favourite. I share 20 with my boyfriend with chips.
"But I also like KFC and supermarket brands. My main meal is always chicken nuggets every day."
Stacey's terrified mother Evonne - whose other children all eat normally - is desperate for her daughter to receive specialist help.
In desperation she even once tried starving Stacey in a bid to get her to eat more...
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