You sound like you think you are disagreeing. The prerequisite health and body fat requirements for safely fasting for extended periods is surely obvious. The

You sound like you think you are disagreeing. The prerequisite health and body fat requirements for safely fasting for extended periods is surely obvious. The photos I have seen of Bobby Sands show him to be taller than his friends and sknny... unusually skinny by modern standards. This person cannot safely lose 60lbs of bodyweight, others can: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/04/bobby-sands-66-days-review-hunger-strikes-documentary https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/04/bobby-sands-66-...