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Scotsman case Angus Barbieri (1939-1990) is still the record for the length of fasting and is included in the Guinness Book of Records.
It may seem like a myth or urban legend, but it is actually a documented fact. Angus's story was detailed in the Postgraduate Medical Journal in 1973.
In 1965, Angus Barbieri, who lives in Typot, Scotland, came under the supervision of doctors at Maryfield Hospital in Dundee due to his severe obesity. The man weighed 207 kg and he was then only 27 years old.
Angus Barbieri before (left) and after a year's hunger strike (right)
Angus desperately wanted to lose weight and begged doctors to monitor his condition when he went on a hunger strike, completely refusing to eat. Doctors recommended diets for him, but Angus wanted radical changes to achieve his ideal weight.
Starting in June, Angus drank only water, tea, coffee without sugar or water with gas, and also took vitamins. And he held out in this mode until July 11, 1966. Only in the last couple of weeks has he allowed himself to indulge in a little milk or sugar in coffee.
Before the hunger strike, Angus, despite being overweight, tried to work in his father's shop selling fish and chips (a traditional English snack), but after the start of the hunger strike he was forced to leave this job in order to "not be tempted by food."
Over the past year, Angus has lost weight from 207 to 81 kg, that is, he did not even become emaciated, but began to weigh like an ordinary strong and healthy man. Doctors, all this time with anxiety watching him, did not notice any deterioration in health.
According to doctors, all the energy he needed to live was derived from his own fat reserves. His body, to put it mildly, ate itself. Because of this, Angus practically stopped going to the toilet "in a big way." He only did this every 37-48 days.
During the hunger strike, Angus had regular blood and urine tests so that doctors would track the slightest changes in his condition. And with each passing month, the doctors were more and more amazed at how well the starving person was doing.
"Despite hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), the patient did not experience any negative effects, felt good and walked normally," the medical report said.
In 2012, Australian scientist Dr. Karl Kruzelnik gave a radio lecture in which he scientifically explained how Angus survived on his accumulated internal fat.
"After 2-3 days of fasting, most of your energy will come from fat. Fat molecules break down into two separate chemicals - glycerin (which can be converted to glucose) and free fatty acids (which can be converted to ketones). including the brain), can run on fuel from glucose and ketones until your fat reserves run out, "said Dr. Kruzhelnik.
When Angus finished his hunger strike and began to eat his regular food, he said that he had practically forgotten the taste of the food. He ate a boiled egg with a slice of bread and butter and told reporters that he was enjoying this egg and was already very full of it alone.
After Angus's success, long-term fasting became fashionable in the late 60s and 70s, but later doctors stopped recommending it to obese people. The fact is that many people began to develop complications, and more and more cases with a tragic outcome appeared.
Currently, any long-term restrictions on food intake are under the strict supervision of a physician and are allowed only when the patient does not have chronic diseases and other factors.
In the next five years after his extreme weight loss, Angus gained only a few pounds, that is, remained within the normal range. Then he got married and had two sons. Angus died in 1990.
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