Eating junk food every day, a 12 year old boy ends up blind

Jakarta –

A child in Massachusetts, United States, lost his sight at the age of 12. The reason? Too often eating fast food, aka junk food.

The incident was recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. Every day, those with special needs also eat junk food, such as hamburgers, french fries, donuts and packaged juices.

This is because the boy has a phobia of food with a certain texture. As a result, it is difficult for the child’s parents to introduce nutritious food that is good for their health.

In early 2024, the boy began to complain about vision problems. His vision was blurry in the morning and evening, but normal during the day.

Over time, his vision deteriorates very quickly. Until one night, the boy was screaming because he could not see anything.

His parents then took the boy to the hospital. Examination results showed that the boy did not lack nutrition which is important to maintain the health of his optic nerves.

As a result, his eyes began to shrink or shrink, and were completely damaged when he arrived at the hospital. Despite receiving medicines, doctors said that the child’s condition was so bad that it would be difficult for him to recover his sight.

“This large amount of vision loss cannot be reversed if detected at an advanced stage. If detected at an early stage, restoration of nutritional deficiency may allow some improvement in vision,” the authors wrote. -search from Oddity Central, Tuesday (12/11/). 2024).

While in the hospital, the boy received vitamin supplements A, C, D and K. He also received calcium, thiamine, copper and zinc.

Thanks to behavioral therapy, the boy also started eating the cheese and lettuce on his hamburger. His parents also tried to add clear products to the packaged juice, but the child refused.

Unfortunately, none of these efforts yielded good results in restoring the child’s vision.

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