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This Man Survives on Exactly Zero Glasses of Water a Day
Peter Filak—a former nurse and a current cam model—doubts the very premise of hydration, claiming to have not taken a sip of water since 2012. He hopes to reach 150 years old.
Dietary Supplements Are Doing Much More Measurable Harm Than Good
It turns out that supplements—especially those marketed for weight loss and energy enhancement—lead to around 23,000 emergency room visits a year.
Joining a Cult Might Be Bad for Your Diet
From the Flavor Aid (not Kool-Aid) at Jonestown to Rev. Sun Myung Moon's fat-shaming sermons, cults have a history of using food as one of their many tools of control. But hey, at least some of them made salad dressing to die for.
This Man Has Survived on Pizza Alone for 25 Years
After a series of traumatizing food-related events in his childhood, Dan Janssen has survived on nothing but pizza for the last 25 years. I spoke with Dan to try to understand how and why he doesn't eat anything else.