A TEENAGE girl who has eaten almost nothing else except chicken nuggets for 15 years has been warned by doctors the junk food is killing her.

Stacey Irvine, 17, has been hooked on the fast food since her mother bought her some at a McDonald's restaurant when she was two, The Daily Telegraph reported.

Shocked doctors learned of her habit when the factory worker, from Birmingham, north of London, collapsed and was taken to hospital after struggling to breathe.

Ms Irvine, who has never eaten fruit or vegetables, had swollen veins in her tongue and was found to have anaemia.

Medics gave her a series of injections and started her on an urgent course of vitamins.

Despite being warned she could die if she stuck to her nugget addiction, she still can't resist the fast food.

Despite a diet that regularly means she eats at least a third more than the 56g of fat recommended by experts, she manages to keep relatively trim.

This may be down to the amount of exercise she does or to her metabolism.

But the craving is taking a toll on her health. A lack of vitamins and other nutrients combined with a dangerous amount of salt can raise blood pressure and weaken the immune system and lead to an increased risk of heart attacks or strokes, particularly as Ms Irvine ages.

A less serious consequence of her craving is that she is struggling to find places to store all the free toys and novelties that come with the meals. They currently fill four bin bags.

Her exasperated mother Evonne Irvine, 39, who is battling to get her daughter seen by a specialist, said: "It breaks my heart to see her eating those damned nuggets.

"She's been told in no uncertain terms that she'll die if she carries on like this. But she says she can't eat anything else."

She once tried unsuccessfully to starve her daughter in a bid to have her eat nutritious food.

Ms Irvine, whose only other variation in her diet is the occasional slice of toast for breakfast - and crisps - said that once she tried nuggets she "loved them so much they were all I would eat"...

In one six-piece portion of McNuggets there are 280 calories, 17g of fat, 16g of carbohydrate, 14g protein, and 600mg sodium and in a small portion of fries there are 230 calories, 11g of fat, 29g of carbohydrates, 3g protein and 160mg sodium.

If Ms Irvine ate three portions of each in a day she would eat a third more fat and almost double the recommended salt but virtually no vitamin C.

Each portion of nuggets contains just two per cent of the daily vitamin C requirement.

Definitely the mothers fault who allowed for her child to behave in this matter for so long and because she allowed it to persist it has become psychological. Very irresponsible parenting

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How many nuggets was she eating? I used to eat 40 pretty regularly (after swimming competitions and such) and still eat around 6 mcchickens whenever i go (i'm just under 70 kg)

I ate a 20 pack of nuggets once and had a sick stomach. It baffles my mind that you can eat 40 in one sitting and only be 70 kilograms. What sauces do you usually get with your McNuggets?

Girls attract boys.

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I was having 20 nuggets in primary school mate. Weak effort. No sauce. ruins the taste.

I am impressed!

Heading to Maccas right now to correct the error of my ways!

I was having 20 nuggets in primary school mate. Weak effort. No sauce. ruins the taste.

I'd have to question how big a loss to society it would be if that family didn't make the next generation

How many nuggets was she eating? I used to eat 40 pretty regularly (after swimming competitions and such) and still eat around 6 mcchickens whenever i go (i'm just under 70 kg)

Seriously Frank, you ought to have a few chats with the MCC food gurus, Greg Gatto or Michael Ho, let them set you straight on the picture. Both live what they preach and are extremely healthy people.

Girls attract boys.

more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

Good for them. Unfortunately lettuce won't fix my appetite.

What about steak - rare, preferably with blood coming out as you devour it?

Girls attract boys.

more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

They're vegans, they don't eat the great meats

So we need to milk the cow before we chop him up?

Girls attract boys.

more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess