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Re:How the Terrible, Insufferable Six-Day Water Fast Made Me... by js2 on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @01:41PM (#6684493)
"A 27-year-old male patient fasted under supervision for 382 days and has subsequently maintained his normal weight."

http://pmj.bmj.com/content/49/569/203.abstract

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/07/24/3549931.ht...

Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6130963

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Re:How the Terrible, Insufferable Six-Day Water Fast Made Me... by Joister on Wednesday November 06, 2013 @02:30PM (#6684869)
I can't find the discussion but he answered some questions on reddit once.

He said it was reckless and wouldn't recommend it to anyone, the only reason he did it was because he was desperate.

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