Toxic slimming pills are like ‘Russian Roulette’

The toxic slimming pill that killed a bulimic student is known as ‘Russian Roulette’ because of its unpredictable effects, a medical expert told a court today (MON). Dinitrophenol, or DNP, has claimed at least 16 lives in the past decade including that of 21 year-old Eloise Aimee Parry, jurors were told. Ms Parry, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, collapsed and died on 12 April 2015 after taking eight capsules of the drug. There is no known safe dose and death can follow…