Two years after David Blaine's imprisonment in a plastic box at London's Tower Bridge, doctors have released the post-stunt medical report in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine.
For those who believed David was never actually in the box, here's something to consider..
Blaine lost a total of 54 pounds during the ordeal and reduced his body mass index from 29.0 to 21.6 during the 44-day fast. Doctors also reported a number of chemicals found in his blood that are not normally found in the blood of men who fasted overnight. This was indicative of the body breaking itself down in search of nutrition.
"The opportunity to study the effects of refeeding after prolonged fasting is rare,"
doctors wrote.
Blaine, 30 years old at the time, took three days to recover his sensation of hunger. Also, doctors were slow to start him back on a normal diet, giving him a combination of vitamins and liquid for the first few days.
Surviving on water alone, David was visited by approximately 250,000 during his stunt...
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As I mentioned earlier, I've read every theory in the book as to how Blaine accomplished this feat. Many had to do with him not actually being in the box during the stunt, or secretly receiving nutrition to aid his cause..
Since articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine are medical in nature and without hype , we must assume that David did, in fact, remain in the box without nutrition for 44-days. I don't know of any group of doctors who would risk their reputation for that of David Blaines... JMHO
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