Wednesday, June 15, 2016

How long can someone survive without food?


This is very wonderful explanation given by Niroshan. He gave the explanation in Tamil language (one of the Indian language).

Here its rough translation:

How long can someone survive without food?

Its not immediate death for starving. Normally, people can easily live for 2-3 days without any food or water.

Without oxygen : 5-10 minutes, people can live
Without water: 2-7  days, people can live.

Without any food : 2 months (no disease- can live )


starving lead to 3 stages for living:

Stage 1:  glucose from last food..
25% energy... used by brain...

Stage 2: lipids are broken and a condition characterized by raised levels of ketone bodies in the body, associated with abnormal fat metabolism and diabetes mellitus.
only for brain, heart and important function



Stage 3: brain started consuming less glucose.
if all ketone body empty, then all amino bodies eaten up for energy.


Our body is very amazing, not one back up plan, actually 3 back up plans for starving.

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