For his breakfast on July 11, 1966, 27-year-old Scotsman Angus Barbieri ate a boiled egg, a slice of bread with butter, and a cup of black coffee. It was the first food he'd eaten in 382 days.

One man fasted for over a year and survived. How far can you go without risking your health? (Photo: Thinkstock) If you were an avid newspaper reader in 1966, you might have seen a strange little ...

Just how long can the human body - and mind - go without a morsel of food when fasting to lose hundreds of pounds? Ask Angus Barbieri, a man from Scotland who, over six decades ago, captured the world ...

We can all get a bit hungry if it has been hours since we last ate. But spare a thought for how hungry Angus Barbieri must have been after he went 382 days without eating. That’s not a typo. In 1965, ...

Most people can survive without food for at least a few weeks, maybe a bit longer. Eventually, however, starvation kills. Yet the limits on how long people can go without eating are complicated; ...

A British man who holds the record for the longest fast of more than a year has revealed just how much weight he lost. Angus Barbieri, is a man from Scotland who, over six decades ago, captured the ...

For his breakfast on July 11, 1966, 27-year-old Scotsman Angus Barbieri ate a boiled egg, a slice of bread with butter, and a cup of black coffee. It was the first food he'd eaten in 382 days.

We can all get a bit hungry if it has been hours since we last ate. But spare a thought for how hungry Angus Barbieri must have been after he went 382 days without eating. That’s not a typo. In 1965, ...