Tag: Psychological impacts

According to the World Health Organization, malnutrition is a leading contributor to child mortality, and the most extreme form, starvation, can lead to devastating physical and psychological consequences. It is a life-threatening state of severe nutritional deficiency that forces the body into a multi-stage survival mode.

According to the National Institutes of Health, the human body can survive for weeks without food but only days without water. This resilience is powered by a complex series of adaptations, but chronic calorie restriction can lead to severe physiological and psychological consequences. This article explores what happens to the body when not eating enough and the serious health risks involved.