Chef with a fear of food survived for 25 years by eating biscuits

A man has managed to pursue a successful career as a chef despite surviving on a diet of biscuits.

Andrew Forster, 27, from Consett in County Durham, has lived on digestives, caramel wafers and Blue Riband biscuits since he was a toddler.

Despite his eating problems, he leads a busy kitchen at the Italian restaurant Sale Pepe in Shotley Bridge, Durham.



He said: "I was 18 months old when it started to happen. I wouldn't eat for days. My mother was distraught but the doctors said it was just a phase. I ate biscuits morning, noon and night. It affected everything - my social life, concentration, skin tone, teeth."

Mr Forster's daily food intake would often include up to two packets of biscuits, plus the occasional piece of toast, a bowl of cereal or a packet of crisps. He said he became a chef to try and tackle his addiction.

Following attempts to tackle his food problem, Mr Forster's diet now consists of smoothies, fruit, fish, meat and chicken with the occasional biscuit.

With news video. Photo from here.