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What are the symptons of Starvation and recovery from starvation

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February 28th, 2012
If one is starved almost to the point of death, how much can they recover physically and heath wise? What would the long term health effects be? How long can one function without sufficient food, or with no food? And how long until they can cease to function properly?
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boyofmisery
replied February 29th, 2012
yeah i wonder this too. At what point/BMI (body mass index) does the damage become permanent? Im a male, now 5'9 and 155 lbs, but was 5'8 and 100 lbs at the lowest. Check out my thread below here please

ehealthforum.com/health/was-tall-and-weigh ed-lbs-male-t331853.html
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