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PoindexterOglethorpe

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20. Thank you for this.

Tue Jul 4, 2023, 08:29 PM

Jul 2023

I likewise didn't think it was possible for someone to starve to death if there was still fat on the body.

So while it is generally true that calories in minus calories out matters, it's not the only thing at work.

How many calories a person uses up in their everyday life also matters. I've watched some of the shows about seriously obese people getting weight loss surgery. Some of those gain weight afterwards, and invariably they are people who absolutely refuse to get out of bed, and often have family enablers who bring them food. I recall in one case the doctor specifically saying the person had an extremely low calorie need, because she wasn't ever getting out of bed.

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Death by starvation. [View all] KentuckyWoman Jul 2023 OP

A huge K and R Diamond_Dog Jul 2023 #1

I know a family that didn't want to say their refrigerator is empty Tetrachloride Jul 2023 #2

I am so sorry. Dr. Shepper Jul 2023 #3

Some extreme diets can be very dangerous. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #4

It's not unhealthy to the extreme to water fast that long, slightlv Jul 2023 #11

Please don't make an exception for Trump. Ms. Toad Jul 2023 #29

I didn't think that it was possible Polybius Jul 2023 #5

No - and it surprised me too. KentuckyWoman Jul 2023 #6

Thank you for this. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2023 #20

A morbidly obese person who refuses to get out of bed and an enabling "feeder". Ligyron Jul 2023 #24

So true. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2023 #31

The fat is your energy reserve, but you still need other nutrients to live. n/t thesquanderer Jul 2023 #36

Exactly Farmer-Rick Jul 2023 #38

Think about it.. raising2moredems Jul 2023 #27

No. You see those photos of people suffering from the effects of famine, Ocelot II Jul 2023 #42

that is really sad, on so many different levels Kali Jul 2023 #7

Whew IbogaProject Jul 2023 #8

Wow. roamer65 Jul 2023 #9

So sad. Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #10

Thank you so much for your post Warpy Jul 2023 #12

I would agree the electrolyte depletion probably killed her not just Potassium but Sodium and Magnesium airplaneman Jul 2023 #26

It could as easily have been anemia Warpy Jul 2023 #33

So true Farmer-Rick Jul 2023 #39

Pernicious anemia means you have an inability to absorbe B-12 from your food Warpy Jul 2023 #43

The US does not have a health care system.. raising2moredems Jul 2023 #28

True. markodochartaigh Jul 2023 #30

You just described every system under capitalism Farmer-Rick Jul 2023 #40

quite possibly true. but also not really the topic stopdiggin Jul 2023 #32

Yes, so very sad. Sorry for your loss. n/t iluvtennis Jul 2023 #13

That is terrible wendyb-NC Jul 2023 #14

I'm very sorry. shrike3 Jul 2023 #15

So tragic. Thanks for posting though. It's important for awareness. Evolve Dammit Jul 2023 #16

What a tragedy. I'm so sorry for your loss. yardwork Jul 2023 #17

I'm very sorry about your friend. I can't imagine the pain she must have been. liberalla Jul 2023 #18

I am so very sorry for your loss, KentuckyWoman Hekate Jul 2023 #19

Sorry about your friend... I wondee if she picked that up from youtube Demovictory9 Jul 2023 #21

Malnutrition is surprisingly common in people who are classified as overweight NickB79 Jul 2023 #22

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2023 #23

"But, but... Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights and it didn't kill him!" Ligyron Jul 2023 #25

Jesus also turned water into wine, which seems to be a particularly useful skill. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #37

How sad malaise Jul 2023 #34

Yes, a good reminder. Sorry of your loss. LymphocyteLover Jul 2023 #35

tragic Lurker Deluxe Jul 2023 #41