Who would die first of starvation – a fat or a thin person? - BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Your body can meet the majority of your calorie requirements from stored fat, but total starvation is fatal in 8-12 weeks, regardless of initial body weight.
  • oce 🐆@jlai.luOP
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    13 days ago

    I’m assuming the body can cannibalize muscle for protein

    It does, but the issue is that it will also consume your heart and it will fail. That was in the article.