In 1965, a 27-year-old Scottish man named Angus Barbieri walked into a hospital with a strange but determined request: “I want to stop eating.”
At the time, Angus weighed 456 pounds. He wasn’t interested in counting calories or slow diets—he wanted to fast. Completely. Forever, if possible. Doctors at the University of Dundee were skeptical but agreed to supervise him under strict medical care, assuming it would last just a few days.
But days turned to weeks. Weeks turned into months. And Angus? He kept going.
He drank only water, tea, black coffee, and took occasional vitamin and mineral supplements. Somehow, he didn’t feel hungry. His body adapted, living off the energy stored in his own fat. He said, “I forgot what hunger feels like.”
Month after month, Angus defied expectations. His body steadily transformed, and doctors watched in amazement. There were no major health issues. No collapses. Just quiet determination.
After 382 days—more than a full year without eating a single solid bite—Angus ended the fast in July 1966. His first meal? A boiled egg. A slice of buttered toast. And some coffee. He had lost 276 pounds and weighed a healthy 180 pounds.
But perhaps the most surprising part? He kept the weight off for the rest of his life.
Angus Barbieri’s fast remains the longest medically supervised fast in recorded history. Doctors emphasize that this should never be attempted without professional oversight. It is rare, risky, and highly individual.
Yet his story stands as a remarkable tale of willpower, transformation, and human endurance—a quiet revolution written one day at a time.
~Weird Pictures and News
