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TheLuteceSibling t1_iya7prp wrote

Reply to comment by GodzlIIa in ELI5: Why can't you just not eat if you're overweight? by Ok_Ad_9188

I'm skeptical, but I'd be open to seeing anyone repeat the stunt.

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GodzlIIa t1_iya8mfx wrote

I have seen several long fasts, although nothing as long as Angus. More like a month. But I have no reason to doubt it, so I don't see why you would make claims that it cant be done.

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TheLuteceSibling t1_iyaa4l7 wrote

A month is fine. A healthy person takes about 3 weeks to die with no food. A person with ample fat reserves would (or at least should) last longer.

Angus' feat was done with close supervision and (as far as anyone can cite) only once. I'm skeptical, as I said, and there's nothing radical about the idea of fat reclamation falling short of subsistence. I'd be curious to see someone replicate it.

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