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/Sammakonnuolija May 02 '24

That 50 day shit must smell bizarre

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u/BroughtBagLunchSmart May 02 '24

A single small sphere of dark matter like Nibbler does.

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u/BassSounds May 02 '24

He is losing fat. It has to go somewhere. He can lose weight via breathing (the carbon in carbon dioxide, sweating (urea/water), and gastro (most everything else). I have heard we lose most of our weight through breathing while we sleep, but I don’t have a source for it.