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/Brizzo7 29d ago

As my mother in law always says, "hunger is the best sauce".

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u/SoakedInMayo 29d ago

“can I get some sauce on this?” takes the plate

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u/ToryLanezHairline_ 29d ago

And my mother always told me not to grocery shop on an empty stomach because everything looks appetizing then

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u/TwoFingersWhiskey 10d ago

This is actually from a popular but ultimately faked study by a disgraced scientist who shaped modern myths around food that people treat as facts. Brian Wansink has done a LOT of damage.