The Science of 31-Day Fasting: What a Landmark 1915 Study Revealed
Discover what a rigorous 1915 scientific study found when one man fasted for 31 consecutive days — and how those findings compare to modern fasting research.
What actually happens inside the human body during a month-long fast? Most of what people believe about prolonged fasting comes from speculation, fear, or incomplete information. The science, however, tells a far more precise story — and it begins with a remarkable experiment conducted in 1912 at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. A complete, medically supervised, 31-day fast was carried out under some of the most rigorous scientific conditions ever applied to a human fasting study. The results, published in…
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