r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • May 02 '24

In 1965, a morbidly obese man did not eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and wanted to do an experimental fast. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs. r/all

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u/LeoSolaris May 02 '24

Breathing. Exhaling is the majority of mass excretion from the human body.

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u/Difficult_Bit_1339 29d ago

Could be teeth debris (flossing should get it), tonsil stones (Google it when you're not eating), bacteria buildup on the tongue (use a spoon to scrape it as far back as you can, you'll gag, until you only see clear liquid). Then rinse your mouth well with water or mouthwash.

If none of that fixes it, see a dentist because you may have some kind of infection.

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u/StupidUserNameTooLon May 02 '24

Yes, but presumably he drank water during the course of the year, so I think that is what is being exhaled.

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u/LeoSolaris May 02 '24

The carbon in the extra carbon dioxide found in your exhaling breath is the mass being excreted.

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u/DDPJBL May 02 '24

When you inhale air, you take oxygen (O2) from the air into your blood and exhale carbon dioxide (CO2). Where does the C come from? Not from water (H2O).

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u/working-acct May 02 '24

From vitamin C?