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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




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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