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What does a hunger strike do to your body?

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After just a few days of a hunger strike, the body's metabolic system begins to shift dramatically, drawing on its own reserves for energy. This self-destructive process can have severe, and often irreversible, consequences, profoundly altering what a hunger strike does to your body.