What Happens When You Stop Eating?
You know what starvation is, but do you know what it does to you? Hank walks you through the three major metabolic phases of starvation, from burning sugars to, basically, self-cannibalism....
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Medically speaking, starvation occurs when a body doesn't get enough calories and nutrients;Whether brought on by poverty, famine, being lost at sea, voluntary hunger strikes or medical conditions,the physiology of starvation follows the same process no matter the cause.And it really is a process: it takes time to starve to death.Without oxygen, our bodies shut down in five or ten minutes.Without water, we can last maybe a couple days -- a week at most.But depending on the circumstances, a person might go as long as two months without any food at all.During this time the body passes through three distinct metabolic phases asit desperately tries to stay alive until it finds food again.phase one is where your body picks the lowest hanging fruit, energy-wisethrough...
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Medically speaking, starvation occurs when a body doesn't get enough calories and nutrients;Whether brought on by poverty, famine, being lost at sea, voluntary hunger strikes or medical conditions,the physiology of starvation follows the same process no matter the cause.And it really is a process: it takes time to starve to death.Without oxygen, our bodies shut down in five or ten minutes.Without water, we can last maybe a couple days -- a week at most.But depending on the circumstances, a person might go as long as two months without any food at all.During this time the body passes through three distinct metabolic phases asit desperately tries to stay alive until it finds food again.phase one is where your body picks the lowest hanging fruit, energy-wisethrough...
