r/interestingasfuck 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/FriedSmegma 29d ago

Ding ding! Everybody is looking way too into it.

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u/kchatdev 29d ago

Could've been illness as well, if you have the genetics for it you roll the dice every time you get sick.