Is it possible for a human being to have 0% body fat?

Question

If not, what's the lowest possible/recorded percentage?

Answer 1

no-you would die long before that! Fat is essential for our survival. It's found in places you may not be aware of. It's part of:


every cell membrane
some hormones and prostaglandins (hormone-like substances) which regulate many body functions
nerve sheaths (nerve coverings)

Fat also plays an important role in keeping our bodies healthy. For example:


A layer of fat surrounds each organ (such as your heart, liver, kidneys, etc.), protecting and cushioning it against impact during sports or accidents, to name a couple of benefits.
Fat helps maintain normal body temperature.
Fat provides us with a supply of stored energy, which can sustain us if food is not available.

It is dangerous to eliminate all fat from your diet. Certain fats, essential fatty acids, can only be obtained from foods. These are incorporated into regulators of specific body processes, such as blood pressure. Dietary fats are also required to absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K. These nutrients are vital to our vision, bone formation and maintenance, blood protection and clotting, and nerve development, and can act as a defense against oxidation. Without fat, we would be, well, a mess. Long before your body could have 0% fat your vital organs would shut down and you would die.
The lowest possible fat percentage a person has achieved was 3% for a male professional body builder.

Answer 2

The lowest I've ever heard of was about 3% in a male bodybuilder.

Answer 3

No you need a little body fat to keep your immune system strong. So you would die long before that.

Answer 4

No. Especially not a woman! Fat is the reason that women have breasts and curves.

Answer 5

yeah...look at Calista Flockard, the walking skeleton.

Answer 6

no they will die humans need fat

Answer 7

No

Answer 8

No

Answer 9

Only if they are dead.

Answer 10

no.