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episode 18: The man who didn't eat for a year.
In 1965 a Morbidly obese Scottish man went to hospital to lose weight: his subsequent fast was over 1 year with no solid food. This is the incredible true story of Angus Barbieri.
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www.diabetes.co.uk/blog/2018/02/story-angus-barbieri-went-382-days-without-eating/
www.sciencealert.com/fasting-could-prevent-ageing-and-weight-gain-but-it-goes-against-everything-we-think-of-as-healthy
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2008/02/germ-f27.html
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Barbieri%27s_fast
www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/tale-angus-barbieri-fasted-year-lost-21-stone/