A Chinese herbalist claims to have beaten by five days a 44-day fast set last year by US magician David Blaine, who achieved the feat suspended above London's River Thames in a glass box.
Chen Jianmin, 50, a second-generation doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, began the fast on March 20, consuming only water and no food and emerged on Friday at least 15-kilos (33 pounds) lighter, local media reported.
But one expert quoted by the state-run China News Service cast doubt on the 49-day fast, saying Chen could have hidden tiny food tablets under his fingernails, unbeknownst to observers.
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