This week it’s a solo episode, and I’m taking a second look at the Minnesota Starvation Experiment. Recently, I came across two papers that followed up on the experiment, and I’m reviewing them today, and chatting about the new information they contain.
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What was the Minnesota Starvation Experiment?
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Overview of what happened as part of the experiment
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The starvation phase
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How the men felt when their rations were reduced
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The purpose of the buddy system
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How their mood and personality scores changed during the experiment
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What did the recovery period look like?
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What the subjects remember about the recovery period
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How they felt about regaining the weight
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Were there any life-long effects of the experiment?
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Hi Chris,
Thank you so much for recording this episode, it was very helpful. Especially the last part gave me hope. I am happy to gain some insight into what happened to these men without ed attitudes. Because in many ways an eating disorder diagnosis doesn’t apply to me (doctors always argued I had anorexia, specialists disagreed. After years of going back in forth the label I got is atypical anorexia). I think I am more like these men, than like most eating disorder sufferers. The only difference is that I am not forced to restrict my food intake, I am fully aware of my control in this and yet I can’t get myself to eat sufficiently/take care of myself. There’s one thing I wanted to mention though. I have spend a lot of time in eating disorder treatment with other patients. With them I also see a lot of concern for food being wasted, even when they hide or throw away food themselves.
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