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.

Effects of total fasting in obese women. III. Response of serum thyroid hormones to thyroxine and triiodothyronine administration

Limanova, Z., Marek, J., Kracmar, P., Kratochvil, O., Kopecka, J., Sonka, J.
Endokrinologie 1979

Dysproteinaemia during total fasting

Frey, B. M., Mordasini, R., Frey, F. J., Wegmuller, E., Schlierf, G., Hodler, J.
Metabolism 1979

Studies on metabolic alterations after a mixed meal and during a 39-hour fast in thyrotoxicosis

Federspil, G., Zaccaria, M., Sicolo, N., De Palo, C., Zago, E., Boninsegna, A., Bevilacqua, M., Scandellari, C.
J Endocrinol Invest 1979
Abstract

In order to determine the endocrine and metabolic state of thyrotoxicosis we measured blood glucose and plasma insulin response to ingestion of a mixed meal in 19 euthyroid and 9 hyperthyroid subjects. Moreover concentrations of glucose, free fatty acids (FFA), glycerol, acetoacetate (AcAc) beta-hydroxybutyrate (beta-OHB), insulin and human growth hormone (hGH) were determined in the blood of… Read More

The gastro-entero-pancreatic hormone secretion after a mixed meal in normal subjects before and after a 72 hour period of starvation

Henry, R. W., Stout, R. W., Buchanan, K. D.
Diabete Metab 1979
Abstract

The responses of plasma gastro-entero-pancreatic (GEP) hormones and free fatty acids (FFA) to a standard mixed meal before and after starvation have been measured. Raised insulin, glucose and FFA levels were found following refeeding after starvation and levels of secretin and C-terminal glucagon-like-immunoreactivity (C-GLI), raised by starvation, were rapidly suppressed on refeeding. The… Read More

Effect of tri-iodothyronine replacement on the metabolic and pituitary responses to starvation

Gardner, D. F., Kaplan, M. M., Stanley, C. A., Utiger, R. D.
N Engl J Med 1979
Abstract

To determine the implication of decreased T3 production during fasting, seven normal men were fasted for 80 hours on two occasions; they received 5 microgram of T3 every three hours durnig the second fast. The mean serum T3 concentration declined during the control fast from 120 to 73 ng per deciliter (P less than 0.01), but remained slightly above base-line values during the T3 fast. Mean… Read More

Plasma acetone metabolism in the fasting human

Reichard, G. A., Jr., Haff, A. C., Skutches, C. L., Paul, P., Holroyde, C. P., Owen, O. E.
J Clin Invest 1979
Abstract

The metabolism of acetone was studied in lean and obese humans during starvation ketosis. Acetone concentrations in plasma, urine, and breath; and rates of endogenous production, elimination in breath and urine, and in vivo metabolism were determined. There was a direct relationship between plasma acetone turnover (20-77 mumol/m(2) per min) and concentration (0.19-1.68 mM). Breath and urinary… Read More

Mechanism of fasting-induced changes in plasma branched chain amino acids and alanine in man

Haymond, M. W., Howard, C. P., Miles, J. M., Gerich, J. E.
Endocrine Research Unit. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 1979

Effects of fasting on gluconeogenesis from alanine in nondiabetic man

Chiasson, J. L., Atkinson, R. L., Cherrington, A. D., Keller, U., Sinclair-Smith, B. C., Lacy, W. W., Liljenquist, J. E.
Diabetes 1979

Cardiovascular complications during prolonged starvation

Rose, M., Greene, R. M.
West J Med 1979

Psychophysiological study on fasting therapy

Yamamoto, H., Suzuki, J., Yamauchi, Y.
Psychother Psychosom 1979
Abstract

The Tohoku University method of fasting therapy was performed on 380 patients. The clinical results revealed an efficacy rate of 87%. With regard to psychosomatic diseases, irritable colon syndrome, neurocirculatory asthenia, mild diabetes mellitus, obesity and borderline hypertension were good indications for this therapy. In order to clarify the therapeutic mechanism, several clinical… Read More