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'''Starvation''' is a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of [[food]] over a long period of time.
 
'''Starvation''' is a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of [[food]] over a long period of time.
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It is generally excepted that a human can last around three weeks without food.{{fact}}
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From a medical standpoint, most agree that human beings can survive for up to four to eight weeks without food, although some people in history have fasted much longer. [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080325193127AAqsCie&cp=2]
       
[[Category:Biology]]
 
[[Category:Biology]]
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