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Re:Science of Fasting by db65edfc7996 on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @09:16PM (#31268189)
Not the GP, but a pound of fat = 3500 kCal. If you use the standard 2000 kCal / day basis, that gets you to .57 lbs fat loss per day.

Also, the 450 pound (204 kg) man who did not eat for an entire year [0] lost 0.72 pounds / day.

[0] https://pmj.bmj.com/content/49/569/203

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Re:Science of Fasting by mulberrybush on Friday May 06, 2022 @03:25AM (#31282345)
That person seemingly turned his health around from 456 lbs to 180 lbs. But he died at age 50. I am scared of fasting because I dont think there are enough studies on humans to understand the long term effects like gallstones and lean tissue loss, especially heart muscle.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri%27s_fast

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Re:Science of Fasting by db65edfc7996 on Friday May 06, 2022 @08:56PM (#31291194)
He represents such an extreme case, it is hard for me to draw any broad conclusions from his life. The man never had a healthy relationship with food.
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