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Who would die first of starvation – a fat or a thin person? (www.sciencefocus.com)

submitted 1 year ago by oce@jlai.lu to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world

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[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Read the article, it explains you're still going to need proteins because some organs can't use the fat.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I did, although I'd hardly call 3 short paragraphs an article. I'm just telling you what an actual doctor told my friend. I'm assuming the body can cannibalize muscle for protein, but I'm not a doctor.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 1 year ago

I’m assuming the body can cannibalize muscle for protein

It does, but the issue is that it will also consume your heart and it will fail. That was in the article.