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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. | ||
| − | From a medical standpoint, most agree that human beings can survive for up to eight to twelve weeks without food<ref>[http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/starvation.jsp Health A to Z: Starvation]</ref>, although some people in history have fasted much longer. ... Reports have revealed that a person with extra body fat can last up to 25 weeks or more without eating food. This is achieved when the metabolism in an obese individual’s body supplies it with energy as it uses the generous supply of fat storage. <ref>[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-long-can-a-person-sur Scientific American:How long can a person survive without food?]</ref> | + | From a medical standpoint, most agree that human beings can survive for up to eight to twelve weeks without food as long as they have water and some salt<ref>[http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/starvation.jsp Health A to Z: Starvation]</ref>, although some people in history have fasted much longer. ... Reports have revealed that a person with extra body fat can last up to 25 weeks or more without eating food. This is achieved when the metabolism in an obese individual’s body supplies it with energy as it uses the generous supply of fat storage. <ref>[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-long-can-a-person-sur Scientific American:How long can a person survive without food?]</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:13, April 18, 2008
Starvation is a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of food over a long period of time.
From a medical standpoint, most agree that human beings can survive for up to eight to twelve weeks without food as long as they have water and some salt[1], although some people in history have fasted much longer. ... Reports have revealed that a person with extra body fat can last up to 25 weeks or more without eating food. This is achieved when the metabolism in an obese individual’s body supplies it with energy as it uses the generous supply of fat storage. [2]