Eating nothing but ramen noodles isn't exactly breaking news - in fact, it's called "college" in most places - but one British teen has taken her devotion to new, frightening heights. At 18-years-old, Georgi Readman of the Isle of Wight, U.K., claims to have eaten nothing but packets of the instant-cooking treat for the last 13 years.
The teen says she has a natural dislike for fruits and vegetables, and cannot imagine eating anything other than ramen noodles.
"I hate the texture of fruit and vegetables," Readman explained to the New York Daily News. "I can't go to my friends' for dinner or go out for meals because I don't want them to see me freak out if the side salad touches the stuff I eat."
Readman says her mother buys her packs of the snacks by the dozen.
"Mum goes to the supermarket and brings back as many packets as she can afford," she said.
Readman speculates that she consumes about 30 miles of ramen noodles in any given year. She says even just thinking of food other than the salty, preservative-filled noodles makes her nauseous.
The teen says that she first had ramen noodle when she was 5-years-old. She liked them so much, she slowly eased herself off all other foods until she was subsisting off nothing but noodles.
"I always fancy noodles and could easily eat two packets at once. I've even eaten them dry and uncooked before!"
According to the Daily News, Readman displays signs of an oft-overlooked condition known as selective eating disorder, which is not officially recognized. The affliction is exactly what it sounds like: selective eaters truly believe they don't have the ability to eat anything but their desired food without getting sick. The issue can extend into adulthood for some, and cause problems with social growth, work, and in love.
Readman may love ramen noodles, but the sodium-packed treat does not love her back. Doctors say Readman - at 5-foot-3 and 98 pounds - is so malnourished "she has the health of an 80-year-old."
According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a recent study said that 78 percent of "picky eating habits" were caused by genetics; 22 percent are the result of environment.
None of this has discouraged Readman's passion for noodles, though.
"I just love noodles!" she said.
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