[tertius]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri's_fast

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> Died: 7 September 1990 (aged 50–51)

Odd how this part often gets ignored when his example is cited.

[Wolfenstein98k]

Well, he lived for a long time at >200kg (>450lbs), and lost over 120kg (270lbs).

It's not a surprise that his lifespan was shorter than average.

Given his death was a quarter of a century after he finished his fast, I'm not sure it makes the causal implication you are suggesting.

[spoonfeeder006]

That was 25 years after his fast, but there have been other cases with complications

E.g. one lady (1st case in the lnk below) who fasted for 4 months ended up in the hospital for 3 weeks with cardiac arrhythmias and they also found her heart tissue muscles were scared and filled with holes (I believe thats what vacuolated means)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1238550/pdf/wes...

I'm a fan of a 7 day prolonged fast, but not for anything longer

[franciscop]

Without any cause listed dying at 50-51 is not rare at all and should not be assumed to be related to a particular cause. In fact, life expectancy of those born on 1940 was 60.8 years, making it within 10 year of the average, something totally normal IMHO (it's like today, with a 78-year life expectancy, someone dying at 68 years old, totally not surprising).

[sph]

25 years after the fast. Are you implying fasting reduces lifespan? Because that would be an hilariously first world concept.

"Remember, to be healthy you need to have 5 small meals during the day. Don't let yourself get hungry," cry the Western dieticians.