How Long Can Hold Without People Eat?

Many of us who already feel less comfortable when miss one meal, and when not eating for 12 hours, the body was feeling weak. But there are also people can fast for a long time. Various record long-term fasting has been stated, but because it is not accompanied by medical certificate, the record is generally doubted its truth. A woman in South Africa claim to drink only pure water and soda water for 102 days.

The ability of living things to survive long without food, different for each type. For example, ticks or fleas that live on the body of warm-blooded animals, can survive for a year without eating. Faster warm-blooded animals spend the reserves of nutrients in the body. The fact is small-bodied animals that move with nimble, faster spending reserve nutrients in the body. Small species of birds will starve to death within five days, the dog would die to starving in the period of 20 days. In general be stated that warm-blooded animals would have died if his body had been down 50% of normal body weight.

Weight loss is indeed a crucial factor. Humans and other creatures, living in a state of metabolic balance, which means that will maintain body weight after reaching a certain point. Controlling body weight is regulated by thirst, hunger, and appetite. If there is a lack of nutrients in your blood, it will be noted on the hunger centers in the brain. Our agency will issue a signal requesting fuel (food) additional. And our tastes are usually ensure that we choose a matching menu to get nutrients that match.