Does it even need to be said? No, you don’t need to do a ‘parasite cleanse’

Infections related to parasitic worms are concentrated in the world’s poorest and most deprived communities lacking access to clean water and sanitation. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

Last August, supermodel Heidi Klum revealed that she and her husband, Tom Kaulitz, were planning a worm and parasite cleanse.

“Everything on my Instagram feed at the moment is about worms and parasites,” she told the Wall Street Journal, ominously adding: “I don’t know what the heck is going to come out.”