inedia
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- Scientific assessment
- Alleged practitioners
- Rosicrucianism
- Ram Bahadur Bomjon ("Bakji")
- Prahlad Jani ("Mataji")
- Jasmuheen
- Wiley Brooks
- Hira Ratan Manek
- Ray Maor
- Mythology and religion
- Hinduism
- Taoism
- Jainism
- Works
- See also
- References
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Inedia (Latin for 'fasting') or breatharianism ( ) is the claimed ability for a person to live without consuming food, and in some cases water. It is a pseudoscientific practice, and several adherents of these practices have died from starvation or dehydration.