Complete and Voluntary Starvation of 50 days
| Autor: | C. Ferrier, Bradley T. Elliott, Michelle Mina |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Physiology 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Case Report Physical function severe fasting hunger strike Bioinformatics Body weight 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Feeding behavior Medicine Starvation lcsh:R5-920 030109 nutrition & dietetics Plasma samples business.industry General Medicine Turnover Liver function caloric restriction medicine.symptom lcsh:Medicine (General) business Multivitamin |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Medicine Insights. Case Reports Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, Vol 2016, Iss 9, Pp 67-70 (2016) Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, Vol 9 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1179-5476 |
| Popis: | A 34-year-old obese male (96.8 kg; BMI, 30.2 kg m−1) volitionally undertook a 50-day fast with the stated goal of losing body mass. During this time, only tea, coffee, water, and a daily multivitamin were consumed. Severe and linear loss of body mass is recorded during these 50 days (final 75.4 kg; BMI, 23.5 kg mT 1 ). A surprising resilience to effects of fasting on activity levels and physical function is noted. Plasma samples are suggestive of early impairment of liver function, and perturbations to cardiovascular dynamics are also noted. One month following resumption of feeding behavior, body weight was maintained (75.0 kg; BMI, 23.4 kg m−1). Evidence-based decision-making with the fasting or hunger striking patient is limited by a lack of evidence. This case report suggests that total body mass, not mass lost, may be a key observation in clinical decision-making during fasting and starvation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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