Vietnam: How A Woman, 75, Survives On Water And Soft-Drinks Alone

A 75-year-old Vietnamese woman's lifestyle has now gone viral after she claimed that her diet only includes water and sugary soft drinks. She said that she hadn't consumed any solid food for 50 years, and guess what? She never craved it either. The woman, who goes by the name Bui Thi Loi, belongs to Loc Ninh commune in Vietnam’s Quang Binh Province. 

It all started in 1963 when Loi met an accident. According to a report, while she was climbing a mountain with other women to treat soldiers injured in war, she was struck by lightning. The accident immediately made her unconscious. When she gained consciousness, she didn't eat anything. It was then that her friends started giving her sugary water. When Loi recovered, she did have some fruits in her diet. However, she didn't like them. 

How Is A Survival Without Solids Possible? 

It was in 1970 that her diet completely changed. She started relying on water and soft drinks alone for her survival. She felt nauseous even by the smell of solid food. Although she cooked food for her kids while they were growing up, she never tasted them. Because of her unusual diet, she couldn't feed her children either, She used to borrow milk from others to feed her kids. 

Now that her children are grown up and have moved out, she has almost deserted the kitchen. Her fridge is full of bottles of water and soft drinks and not food or fruits. 

According to doctors also, the liquid-based diet that Loi follows, is good for having a healthy and energized body. According to the doctors from the Department of Nutrition at Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in Dong Hoi, soft drinks help replenish energy quickly and keep the digestive system healthy. However, they also said that consuming soft drinks can be harmful for the body too. It can make the body home to diseases like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and high blood pressure.