Angus Barbieri: The Man Who Didn't Eat For 382 Days
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People across the world often adopt drastic measures to lose weight, which can pose numerous health risks
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In 1965, a young Scottish man who was fed up with being overweight went 382 days without eating anything to lose weight
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At 27 years old, Angus Barbieri weighed 206 kg and suffered from a crippling food addiction
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In June 1965, Barbieri marched into the Royal Infirmary of Dundee and committed to fasting his way to health
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Initially, doctors didn't really expect the fast to last long. However, Barbieri wanted to continue the program
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For one year and 17 days, he ate no food at all. He lived on only tea, coffee, soda water and vitamins while living in his home in Scotland
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His body slowly began to adapt to the lack of food by burning its own fat stores for energy
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He came into the hospital for frequent checkups and overnight stays, and took vitamins on various occasions throughout the fast
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After 382 days of no eating, he finally called it quits in July 1966 after losing a staggering 125 kilograms
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He broke his fast with a boiled egg and a slice of bread with butter. He told reporters he had forgotten the taste of food
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His weight loss via starvation became a world record in 1971. While it worked for Barbieri, lengthy fasts can be incredibly dangerous
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