"The pictures of those men were shocking. They looked like they stereotypical "starved third world children". Going a year must have had an enormous psychological effect on them. I was curious to know how they were doing 20 - 50 years later, and particularly how long they lived, and if any of them changed their eating habits for life, how so, and how much."


Don't forget though; They were facing either a military draft, or being in the starvation experiment. They really didn't have any choice. Enormous as the psychological effect may have been, it would appear the thought of being part of a draft was a worse option in their minds. Even worse than starvation. It would be very interesting (as you said above) to read a follow up though of these men decades later.

Hi Olivia, another quick one, I too would love to hear from those men, someone should trace them down and interview them but it wouldn't surprise me if they have signed non-disclosure agreements. Having said that, Jeff Novick ignored his gagging clause http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd9XnyNGXGs when he spoke about food labeling at an Expo conference (he was gagged when he left Kraft foods but wants to tell everyone what he knows, see 4 minutes 47 second into the video - he speaks on this for 1 minute). Any attempt to silence those guys today would result in the worst publicity imaginable, if any one dared to sue them for speaking out, to, say, a movie maker.

I hate it when I read 3rd party articles on reviews, I have a legal background combined with Science - and that serves to make me seek out "best evidence". Best evidence in this case is Ancel Keys (dead), a copy of the original report (almost impossible to find), or the testimony of those men, or of the ones that remain, they would be in their late 70s now. ALSO - why have follow up studies not been done? Does that bother you, as Novick would say?

I cannot stand it when I cannot see the original evidence, and automatically sense cover up, especially when there is no good reason for it. Keys' work is a UNIQUE study, it's unimaginable why it's not widely available. I'm afraid my background makes me like that from experience, and my Science background makes me want to get as much information as possible before I reach a decision.

Then only place I can find it online is at Mexico Central Library. http://orton.catie.ac.cr/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/?IsisScript=UACHBC.xis&method=post&... which I think is not that far from you. It should go online as a token of respect for the sake of those men that suffered, and if contains what I think it contains... well.

Anyway your fast won't be in vain if you were to give it up, go to Mexico, get a copy of that book and bring it to public attention. The report seems to imply that eating disorders are CAUSED by disorderly eating. At the moment, they are largely classed as a mental illness I am told, though I have never believed that to be true when I first heard that. This is why I find Keys' original publication to be so interesting.

Hi Olivia,

I am John and I greatly admire the grace of God upon your life to dedicate your self to such a degree to seek God.

I truly envy that and pray for the same grace to be able to seek God like this in fasting and prayer.

Please I will really love to get in touch with you and talk a little more. And for you to pray for me. I believe there is a transfer of grace when one prays for another.

My email is "shu johns (at) gmail (dot) com". There are no spaces. I am impatiently awaiting to hear from you. I plan to start some time in August, I watched your videos and was so encouraged and more determined than ever before.

Moses sought the Lord and saw His glory, I believe if one seeks God in this way they will see the Glory of God.

Thanks. Will be waiting.

I also read here that you can't reach full ketosis if you take vitamins. I think whoever wrote that is incorrect. Ketosis is when you burn fat for fuel instead of glucose. Common sense would tell you that taking supplements does not interfere with ketosis.

... unless anyone here has a scientific explanation to prove otherwise...