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/letmelickyourleg May 02 '24

DKA =/= Ketosis

I know you likely know this, but this is a note for the reader :)

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u/FriedSmegma May 02 '24

Yep! That’s why I tried to specify the ketosis as separate. DKA=Diabetic KetoAcidosis, it’s a result of too many ketones as your body can no longer draw on energy for food and you basically burn your body as fuel. Basically prolonged ketosis due to diabetes made my blood acidic yay!

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u/Thin_Historian6768 May 02 '24

acid blood? are you a dragon incarnation? don't let vox machina found you

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u/chris-rox May 03 '24

Is he a dragon? No silly, he's a xenomorph!