Fasting Literature Database

Biomedical publications about prolonged water-only fasting from 1881-1999

TrueNorth Health Foundation has meticulously curated an extensive database of historical literature on prolonged water-only fasting dating back to the late 19th century.

This collection serves as a valuable resource for researchers, healthcare professionals, and individuals interested in exploring early perspectives and research on the effects of water-only fasting in humans.

These publications span a range of topics, including physiological effects, clinical applications, and historical reviews, that offer insights into the rich history and evolving understanding of fasting as a therapeutic intervention.

Fasting as a provocative test in neuromuscular diseases

Carroll, J. E., DeVivo, D. C., Brooke, M. H., Planer, G. J., Hagberg, J. H.
Metabolism 1979
Abstract

A 38-hr fast was used as a provocative test in patients suspected of having defects in muscle substrate utilization. In five controls and nine patients, exercise capacity and respiratory exchange ratio were determined before and at the end of the fast. Blood was collected at intervals during the fast from ten controls and nine patients for creatine kinase (CK), free fatty… Read More

Human forearm muscle metabolism during exercise. VI. Substrate utilization in prolonged fasting

Hagenfeldt, L., Wahren, J.
Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1971

Fasting electrocardiogram

Andersen, M.
Acta Med Scand 1970

To fast or exercise

Bloom, W. L.
Am J Clin Nutr 1968

Performance capacity in acute starvation with hard work

Henschel, A., Taylor, H. L., Keys, A.
J Appl Physiol 1954

The effect of successive fasts on the ability of men to withstand fasting during hard work

Taylor, H. L., Brozek, J., Henschel, A., Mickelsen, O., Keys, A.
Am J Physiol 1945