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science · @cristi · Aug 14 '17

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Treating Obesity with Total Fasting - [1966 Experiments]

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It used to be a practice to treat obesity with total abstinence from food. Throughout the 20th century and predominantly during the 60s, there have been many clinical studies documenting experiments where subjects would be put on water fasting, often for very long periods of time - hundreds of days. I suspect it would seem like an eternity for the faster.

Some of these fasts have been successful; however, quite a few lead to death. I've been reading a lot of scientific literature on fasting and obesity and in this post I'm bringing awareness to a paper from 1966 titled _[Treatment of obesity by total fasting for up to 249 days](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673666929254)_.

Here are a few highlights from the paper: 

- 13 obese patients (3 males, 10 females), age 17 to 71, weight 158 to 286 lbs. were treated in hospital; thus, they were under observation
- many suffered from multiple diseases, aside of obesity
- the periods of starvation lasted between 25 to 249 days
- water, black coffee, unsweetened tea and acaloric beverages were permitted
- they were given daily multivitamin pills
- their ketone levels were measured daily
- all patients lost weight. 

Weight-loss was between 8 and 97 lbs and 10 out of the 13 patients had no side-effects from total fasting, while 3 experienced edema, hypotension, and parotitis (inflammation of the parotid glands.

Various objective and subjective biomarkers have been measured throughout the patients' fasts. But I prefer not getting too technical today (taking a short mental break).  

If you're interested, please find the link to the study below. And if you read it and you'd really like to get technical, we can extend the discussion in the comments section. 

<center>[[Treatment of obesity by total fasting for up to 249 days](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673666929254)]</center> 
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@chabolero · Aug 14 '17

Society needs to be more aware about this kind of stuff. Obesity aint a joke

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@chunsha0 · Aug 14 '17

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@deshwal · Aug 14 '17

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@kouba01 · Aug 14 '17

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@melek · Aug 14 '17

$0.08

hmmm...something to think about

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@samhenry · Aug 14 '17

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@talltim · Aug 14 '17

$0.29

I'm curious about the deaths though. Was it primarily due to the precarious condition of the patients due to their secondary symptoms? I suppose I should read the paper for more information.

Thanks for sharing, rather interesting if ethically dubious way of treating extreme weight gain.

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@cristi · Aug 15 '17

in this paper - none of the subjects died. in other papers, it was mostly due to complications and poor health beforehand...

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@tastytrade · Aug 14 '17

Are you serious? 
"the periods of starvation lasted between 25 to 249 days"
Damn. So damn awful. Spreading this, gonna read through the paper tonight.

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@trending · Aug 15 '17

$0.23

I did NOT know a study like this existed. Some things really were better in the 60s. (Or a lot of things.)

Great post, thanks a lot.

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@vegetarianbaker · Aug 14 '17

$0.06

I understand the benefits of fasting, but long term fasting isn't necessary the greatest way to go.

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@cristi · Aug 14 '17

agree

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@stillwater · Aug 14 '17

I disagree.  Look into Dr. Morse on you tube.  Also Mark James Gordon and through him Master Gino.  I think once you unwind what we've incorrectly been taught, you may just change your mind.

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