How long can someone  live without eating?
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1-2 weeks is normal however some people last longer. Below is a link to a story of a guy who lasted 44 days.
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Oh, I'd say about 65 days, with very little movement and without even eating during that time.
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According to Alan Cott, M.D., who has a best selling book on fasting-- about 50 days. Obese people can fast longer but once in a while it may have to be stopped due to health problems. One MD says not to fast while taking drugs (medications). For more on what Dr Cott says and 7 other MDs see site below.\n\nPeople are worried about slow down in metabolism but it helps you fast longer and speeds up when you start eating, which is what they were concerned about.
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You can eat everything you want.................. between the hours of 6AM and 6PM for 7days.\n\nAfter 6PM only drink water all you can drink.\nAT 6AM you can resume eating as you were.\n\nRemember 6AM-6PM EAT\n\n         6PM-6AM DO NOT EAT
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Not everyone dies from anorexia. Some people get better eat well and gain weight back only to relapse years later.My mother was anorexic years before I was born when she was young and she was very sick but after treatment she gained weight again. When I was a kid she relapsed and again stopped eating. I think anorexia can return at any time as you are never really 'cured' its always there, a constant battle. My mother is now 59 and she is still paranoid about what and when she eats, I'm always nagging her to eat better, to stay healthy. Most can eat enough to stay alive but still be slim although the long term damage caused by lack of proper nutrition is not good.\nMaybe your friends sister is bulimic if she's recently lost alot of weight and was a compulsive overeater? Bulimics and anorexics have the same goal (to lose weight) but bulimics eat then throw up where anorexics just don't eat much if anything at all.
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this is an interesting question, because even if someone has a great diet and excercises and does not drink and smoke could die early and the opposite can live till 102...it really depends on the genes in this aspect and heredatary circumstances fall into place here too....but you can control it the best that you can..its hard to believe sometimes when you hear stories of people who chain smoke and drink all the time, never excercise and die in their 90's and on the contrary someone who does all the right things and dies of a massive stroke..just do the best you can and thinking positively and laugh alot, these are also factors to make you live longer..look at the all the comedians and conductors, they live a long time, i mean some of them dont look healthy, but they have what it takes..maybe its all psychological...
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If it is bad then 3-4 days, just consult your doctor if things do not get better.  You need pleanty of juice and water..crackers are always good.  Avoid proccessed foods..get well soon
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Eat less, excercise more.  Eat to live, don't live to eat!
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Whoah! That's so not a good idea. Yes, the body can technically live without food, longer that it can live without water, but it's not exactly healthy to purposefully do that to yourself. You would not have enough energy to carry out normal functions, let alone go jogging on water alone.  Do it the sensible way....eat healthily (plenty of veggies and fruit, and lean protein) in moderation and exercise. It's not worth the health problems that may follow to try and get skinny in a week.  \n\nAs for parts of the body that could be damaged....I'm not an expert by any means, so I'm not even going to attempt to answer that.  \n\nJust trust me, your plan does not sound sane, healthy, or smart.
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Really, no one knows when you die.\n\nBut... IF you really want to, there are ways to make yourself last longer but you won't know when you'll die.\n\nYou can eat on a good way.  Breakfast most, Lunch a little less than breakfast, Dinner a little less than lunch, snacks, a lot less than dinner!!!  Eat a lot of fruits and vege, get enough sleep!
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I think answer number 1 is correct. However, it probably depends on the individual. Some people wouldn't last more than 24 to 36 hours.
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as long you live happy and have good nutrient of food..you'll last a bout 25 years....the main reason it is so killing in countries like africa is because sometimes some of their people is lack of nutrient..and they suffer "immuno-depression" lack of nutrient..that is why HIV can kill fast if you don't love yourself
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I don't know about safety, but I knew a guy who only ate tuna, crackers, and water for 40 days straight. He ended up ok... he actually lost a lot of weight and it made him really energetic.
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**I'm a premed biology student**\nI think it would depend upon who the individual is, and how much fat and nutrients they have stored up. I'm sure most would die, but NOT all. \n\nAnd I HATE when people who reply don't know the difference between the word loose and lose.\n\nI'd advise your friend to eat, but don't overdo it. I would try to live off water alone, but I could stand maybe eating some salads and fruits/veggies that have antioxidants.
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You can go a few weeks without food. But you must have water every day.
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We understand it just fine. What you don't understand is that you're slowly killing yourself-- your organs are slowly dying as your body eats itself.\n\nDo you want to live? If so, you have to eat at least the bare minimum to remain ALIVE. That's a biological FACT.  \n\nAnorexia kills people.  It's not that we're being mean, it's simply a fact. If people don't eat, they'll die.  That's just how it is.
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Not very long. In most circumstance 5-7 minutes. However, in some cases, let's say, when someone falls into a half frozen pond or something, the cold is suppose to slow down their body system enough that there have been a few cases where people have been pulled out of FREEZING water 20 minutes later and they lived. Some may have had brain damage but they lived. I hope this helps!