2006-06-16 03:20:46 · 23 answers · asked by RAJA R 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
4 days without food n 11 days without water
2006-06-16 03:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by fAr stAr 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A person can live without food for quite some time, usually for about 3 weeks. The body will use its fat and protein stored as muscles to help it survive. If a person has a lot of fat stores (heavy or muscular), they will live longer than a person who has very little fat (thin). How long a person can survive depends a lot on the person. If you go without food for a few weeks, you will be very weak since you have been using your own muscles for energy.
Water is a different story. A person will die within 3-4 days without water. The size of the person really doesn't make much difference.
And just FYI, a person will die within 3-4 minutes without oxygen.
2006-06-16 05:02:53 · answer #2 · answered by Aqua72 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person can live without food for quite some time, usually for many weeks.
The body will use its fat and protein stores (muscles) to help it survive.
If a person has a lot of fat stores (is very heavy), they will live longer than a
person who has very little fat (very thin), so how long a person can survive
depends a lot of the person. Of course, if you go without food for a few weeks,
you will be very weak since you have been using your own muscles for energy.
Water is a different story. A person will die within 3-4 days without water. The
size of the person really doesn't make much difference.
2006-06-16 03:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Lauren M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In an average temperate climate with no excessive physical exhertion a person will die after 9 days without water and depending on muscle mass and body fat of a man or woman they can live for 40 to 70 days without food.
2006-06-16 03:26:17 · answer #4 · answered by medicbera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water 3 days, food 30.
2006-06-16 03:26:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-3 DAY w/o water depending on activity and 2-4 weeks w/o food depending on same plus size. Big old boy like myself at 298 will live longer than a 150 pound man. The body will use fat first then muscle.
2006-06-16 04:23:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man it depends also on the Climatic - weather contidions...
Body Fluids rapidly dehydrated in Hot weather...
In cold areas you will get hungry quickly after a small work, a small amount of energy loss...
Normally 4 Days without Water
16 -20 Days without Food
Bcoz I have been without Water for 3 days and without food for more than 7 days.. :D
If water is not taken after his food.. surely he would die within 3 days...
- Jin
2006-06-16 03:27:59 · answer #7 · answered by Jin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2-3 days without water, and 2-3 weeks without food, provided that the man is in good to excellent health.
2006-06-16 03:23:16 · answer #8 · answered by Michael L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 with out food 3 with out water
2006-06-16 03:22:30 · answer #9 · answered by steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our bare necessities are coincidentally measured in threes:
without a brain: about 3 seconds
without air: about 3 minutes
without water: about 3 days
without food: about 3 weeks
without sex: about 3 months
without TV: about 3 years
2006-06-16 08:25:16 · answer #10 · answered by Jeff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋