Weight reduction by fasting and semistarvation in morbid obesity: Long-term follow-up
1978
Drenick, Ernst J. | Johnson, Daisie
Extract: Over a number of years, 207 morbidly obese patients were hospitalized for weight reduction via prolonged fasting and subsequent semi-starvation. Half the patients fasted close to two months losing 28.6 kg (mean). One-fourth fasted more than two months with a 41.4 kg weight loss. Follow-up data (7.2 years, mean) in 121 patients revealed maintenance of reduced weight for the first 12-18 months. Subsequently, regain proceeded equally in all groups irrespective of length of fast, extent of weight loss or age at onset of obesity. Prolonged fasting did not result in lasting weight reduction and is, at best, of only temporary benefit. It assures rapid, uninterrupted weight loss without undue hunger and it is safe if conducted in a supervised environment. The cost of a fasting regimen is high and may be justifiable only in rare instances.
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