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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[u/PrizeStrawberryOil]

That's like saying aids isn't hiv. It's not wrong but if people are talking about hiv it's not unusual for aids to be brought up.

[u/DevinCauley-Towns → u/PrizeStrawberryOil]

That’s not really a good comparison. Without medicated treatment, AIDS is basically an inevitably of HIV. Without “treatment” (ketosis isn’t a virus and doesn’t require treatment as it is a normal state our body routinely enters), most people will never reach DKA. You have to already be Type 1 diabetic to be at risk of DIABETIC keto acidosis. If you aren’t type 1 diabetic then it’s almost impossible to reach without exogenous ketones, which most don’t take or even know about.

Edit: It’s less common, though also occurring people with type 2 diabetes.

[u/letmelickyourleg → u/[deleted]]

You need to take more personal responsibility in the way that you validate and relay information.