What Would Happen if You Went 30 Days Without Eating?

What Would Happen if You Went 30 Days Without Eating?:
Everyone knows you need to eat to live and many even live to eat. Food is the fuel that powers our bodies, but could you go without it? Sure most people could go a few hours or even a few days if they really wanted to, but what would happen if you went a whole month without eating.

According to health.gov the average woman needs between 1,600 and 2,400 calories a day and the average man between 2,000 to 3,000 just to maintain their body weight. This is obviously just a rough guide, and the actual amount depends on a handful of factors, like age, weight, height, and activity levels.

The longest known fast began in 1971, when a 27-year-old man survived for 382 days on just vitamins, electrolytes, and zero-calorie beverages like tea and water. Over those 13 months, he lost more than 250 pounds, shrinking from 456 to 180 pounds. But fasting can be very dangerous. In 1981, Irish republican prisoners refused food for more than two months before dying, and in 2010, a Florida woman on a water-only religious fast died after only 26 days.

If you noticed, the difference between 26 days and 382 is pretty huge, and the time you can go without eating mostly comes down to your starting body profile and a few tricks you can do to last longer.

So for the sake of our discussion what would happen to a healthy, active, 160 pound person if they stopped eating for a month.