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When the animals consumed a low-fiber diet, the tapeworms were several times smaller, never reached sexual maturity, and failed to produce eggs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mosley has often pushed his body to extreme lengths to see the effects of his diets and also lived with tapeworms in his guts for six weeks for the BBC documentary “Infested! Living With Parasites.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
If the cysts find a home in the small intestine, they can develop into adult tapeworms in about two months’ time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
There may be some truth to this: Humans evolved for millions of years alongside our parasites, everything from tapeworms to pubic lice.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
He covered everything from toothpaste to tapeworms and somehow made it all fit together.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
