Tag: Extreme dieting dangers

Over a third of American adults consume a high-fat, Western-style diet, yet eating exclusively fat is an entirely different and dangerous scenario. A diet of only fat forces the body into a state of severe nutritional deficiency, triggering harmful metabolic and long-term health consequences.

Reports on historical hunger strikes suggest that, with water, a human can survive without food for one to two months, but it is extremely dangerous. Exploring what would happen if an obese person stopped eating reveals severe, potentially fatal health complications.