how long can a person survive without eating food .?

Question

Like not eating proper food for days but drinking alcholol in the evening with little snack...

Answer 1

only 3 weeks, i guess. Drinking alcohol will make u die faster

Answer 2

It takes weeks to die without eating food. I know many people who have fasted for between 5 to 8 days with little problem. They were leading a normal life and still going to work.

Some alchohol will actually be food. Beer contains a lot of calories and the snack could keep you going for a long time.

The actual answer is difficult, because it depends on the person, what they are drinking, what snacks they are having and so on.

The real problem will be lack of nutrients will make them suffer from health problems and so they will get sick from that as well as being more likely to contract other illnesses.

Answer 3

It takes quite a while to die this way. Alcohol contains some calories (unless you're drinking spirits) and it depends on how large that "snack" is.

If you don't drink water, you'll be dead in a week, probably less.

If you drink water, it'll take you weeks to die on that sort of a diet. Vitamin deficiencies will take a long time to kill you.

I remember reading that prisoners of war back in the day often subsisted on diets of 600 calories a day for years until they were released.

Answer 4

I really would not suggest doing what you described. It sounds very unhealthy and I'm sure it could be fatal after a while. If you can't eat right (and this should be for short periods only) make sure you take a vitamin every day to make up for the loss of nutrients in your diet.

Answer 5

I suppose you could survive up to about a month.. But it also depends on what you mean by 'little snack' and how healthy you are.

Answer 6

without water, not long--I think however 10day to 14 days--------then your toast