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Johann Hari - The Importance of Connection
The Imperfects
What if Obese People Literally Stopped Eating and We Gave Them Nutritional Supplements?
Dr. Feliti asked himself, what would happen if really obese people literally just stopped eating and we gave them vitamin C shots so they didn't get scurvy? Would they burn through the fat supplies in their bodies until they got down to a healthy weight? So obviously with a shit ton of medical supervision, they started to stir. And at first, amazingly, it seemed to work; one woman went from being more than 400 pounds to 138 pounds. It was an amazing thing. But then one day Susan cracked and went to KFC, whatever it was and starts just obsessively eating. Quite soon she was back at a dangerous weight - not quite where she'd been, but a
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