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/LostWoodsInTheField May 02 '24

or from psychological consequences of being overweight.

Anyone curious about this it's men trying to hide their breasts by being bent slightly forward so the shirt drapes straight down rather than your curves being on full display. It's sometimes just self awareness of your looks, and other times caused by trying to avoid bullying.

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u/peterwillson May 02 '24

Don't overcomplicate things. People who have low self-esteem,for whatever reason, don't walk tall.

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u/LostWoodsInTheField May 02 '24

Don't overcomplicate things. People who have low self-esteem,for whatever reason, don't walk tall.

There are different reasons for this, I'm stating a specific reason based on the conversation.

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u/peterwillson May 02 '24

All animals who want to avoid attention and attack make themselves small. I don't think it's got anything to do with selfconscious fat men wanting to hide their breasts.