Answer to Question #176399 in Biochemistry for Fadi Sheikh

Question

1. Comment “Fatty acids are storage fuels”. The weight of a person ABC is 65 kg. About 11.5 kg of his weight is due to the fat deposits in the body. He went for a hunger strike. Can you explain how long he can survive? i. without water and food? ii. without food but with water? 

Answer 1

The body can survive for eight to twenty one days without food and water and up to two months if there's access to an adequate water intake.