Timeline for If a character was starved for a long period of time but was able to recover, what would the permanent side effects be?
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| Sep 19, 2018 at 1:27 | vote | accept | The Weasel Sagas | ||
| Sep 18, 2018 at 11:31 | comment | added | Separatrix | @CortAmmon, that calorie intake would now be called a moderate diet rather than semi-starvation. | |
| Sep 18, 2018 at 8:31 | answer | added | Spoki0 - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Sep 18, 2018 at 0:24 | history | edited | Brythan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 17, 2018 at 23:05 | comment | added | The Weasel Sagas | @Ryan_L he started off eating at royal banquets with some of the best food on the planet (dinosaur meat, steak, various fruits and veggies, etc), but then when the famine set in, he was suddenly switched to peasant food (unleavened bread and the occasional piece of chicken). Rations of this grew smaller and smaller until there was no food left at all (this was around the time the Eaglyptians realized they were about to go extinct). | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 22:44 | comment | added | Ryan_L | What was the heir's nutrition like before he ran completely out of food? Was he well-fed, then suddenly no food at all, or did he spend a long time at minimal rations before the 41 days of no food? Total lack of food has no long-term consequences. You either find food or your die, you won't live long enough to notice any malnutrition symptoms. But barely surviving on minimal rations can cause all sorts of chronic problems, many of which persist even after you fix the nutrition shortages. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 22:33 | answer | added | TCAT117 | timeline score: 6 | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 22:03 | comment | added | The Weasel Sagas | @JasonClyde it's pronounced the way it is on Earth. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 22:02 | comment | added | The Weasel Sagas | @JasonClyde yes. And Tate is responsible for multiple genocides and literally kidnapping gods. DO NOT MESS WITH THE ALMIGHTY LORD TATE!! | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 22:01 | comment | added | Simon Price | I know this is off topic, but did I read right that an evil space overlord calls himself "Tate"? Is that pronounced the same way as it is on Earth, or is it more "Tah-tay"? | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 22:00 | comment | added | The Weasel Sagas | @CortAmmon remember, the Eaglyptian royal family had no food to stock their pod with. In this galaxy, getting to a faraway planet isn't really a big deal, as most ships can cross the galaxy in about 5 days. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:58 | answer | added | Cadence | timeline score: 8 | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:57 | comment | added | The Weasel Sagas | @AlexP well Taftenkhamun was a growing child at the time of the escape. In total, he went without food for 41 days. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:57 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | A useful datapoint: The famous Minnesota Starvation Experiment is the de-facto bible on what long-term semi-starvation does to the body. In that case, they defined semi-starvation as roughly 1600 Calories/day for 6 months. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:55 | comment | added | The Weasel Sagas | @CortAmmon these are not technically humans but they have roughly the same biology as humans, so for all intents and purposes treat them as human. Travel in the pod took around 2 and a half days. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:47 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | Also, the escape pod feels suspect to me. 1 man escape pod, for purposes of escape, but not stocked with critical supplies for escape, such as food, but properly stocked for others (water/air), and with sufficient propulsive power to get to a faraway planet before death due to starvation? | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:46 | comment | added | AlexP | None? Generally starvation is completely reversible with adequate care. Unless Taftenkhamun was a growing child, in which case there may be some growth disorders (nothing major, starvation does not take enough time). Note that "starved for a long period of time" cannot possibly be taken at face value -- humans die in about 12 weeks with no food; "malnourished", maybe. | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:46 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | How long was the escape, and are these individuals members of H. sapiens? | |
| Sep 17, 2018 at 21:33 | history | asked | The Weasel Sagas | CC BY-SA 4.0 |