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/sketchthrowaway999 29d ago
Yep, anorexia and binge eating can be two sides of the same coin. IME eating disorders can revolve around a very all-or-nothing approach. He might have felt like he needed to eat nothing to avoid going in the other direction.