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There was that really obese guy who fasted for 6 months or so under medical supervision so it's clearly something that some people can do.
by sjg007 7y ago
There was that really obese guy who fasted for 6 months or so under medical supervision so it's clearly something that some people can do.
- javiramos 7y agoThis [0] classic study where a guy fasted for 382 days. He only took multi-vitamins during this period. His weight decreased from 456 to 180 lbs (0.72 lbs/day). [0] https://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradmedj/49/569/203.full.pdf https://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradmedj/49/569/203.full.pdf
- targonca 7y agoThat's very dangerous due to potentially deadly refeeding syndrome on breaking the fast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refeeding_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refeeding_syndrome
- Someone1234 7y agoIndeed. That's just one of several dangers. People seem to effectively conduct 7-10 day fasts regularly, but beyond that you should talk to a doctor/registered dietician and also take nutritional supplements (and exit the fast in a very gradual way, not feasting).
- grzm 7y ago> "under medical supervision"