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Extended Periods Without Solid Food

I’ve heard all about how starving yourself for an extended period of time would either kill you or cause severe disorders from malnutrition.

What if you were to just not eat any solid foods for two weeks, only drink liquids (water, juice, milk, broth-type things), take protein and vitamin supplements and prepare in other ways? Are you still keeping your body relatively healthy? What are some other ramifications of doing this? Any foreseeable benefits?

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Answer #1

Welcome to Fun Advice!

  One thing is that your intestines need roughage from solid foods to help keep them functioning properly. I don’t know if you have an eating disorder but I’m posting a link on eating disorders and I’m also posting some information on losing weight in case that is your intent.

  Information on eating disorders:

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/eating_disorder_help_support.htm

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 years.

BMI Classification

18.5 or less Underweight
18.5 to 24.99 Normal Weight
25 to 29.99 Overweight
30 to 34.99 Obesity (Class 1)
35 to 39.99 Obesity (Class 2)
40 or greater Morbid Obesity

Check out your BMI at the bmi calculator site below to see where you stand.

bmi calculator:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/

If you need conversion info, 1 kg = 2.2 pounds and 2.54 cm = 1 inch (12 inches = 1 foot)

Info if you are trying to GAIN weight:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/treatment/underweight-treatment.php

Info if you are trying to LOSE weight:

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/treatment/overweight-treatment.php

“How can I Lose 1 pound of body weight per week?”

One pound of body fat is equal to about 3500 calories. So to lose 1 pound of weight per week, you need to eat 500 calories/day LESS than you burn.

But it’s not a good idea to lose weight simply by cutting calories. As well as decreasing calories you should increase your daily physical exercise. This helps to burn calories and build more lean tissue which in turn burns more calories.

“What should a minimum calorie intake be?”

As a guide to minimum calorie intake, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that calorie levels never drop below 1200 calories per day for women or 1800 calories per day for men. Even these calorie levels are quite low.

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/calorie-intake-to-lose-weight.php

Normal Adult Height-Weight Range Table

http://www.recipehound.com/weight.html

Average Teenager Weight

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/average-teenager-weight-236.html

Answer #2

thats right, it can kill you and cause disorders it also shows you might have an eating disorder like anorexia or bulimia that you need to get help for not eating solid foods can be dangerous and it will mess up your body internally and then when you back to solid foods you might not be able to eat them right away you could evven end up throwing them up constantly, all from the damage that it would do to your insides

Answer #3

I would drink some slimfast too not just juices and water then youll be good

Answer #4

I am not sure I done it when I was younger to loose weight it didnt help me!

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