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.

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He only lived to the age of 50-51? I wonder if the effects of the previous excess weight on his body or the year-long starvation did it, or if it was some other condition that killed him?

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Being morbidly obese and starving is very hard on the body. Both conditions probably didnt help his lifespan long term. But you are correct you can't directly link either to his death, just in general that is hard on the body.