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Although people have been known to survive several months without water;
it does not carry the necessary nutrients and proteins for your body to survive a period of several years. After a while your body without food will start to break down its own muscle for protein which will release fatal toxins into your blood. Your tolerance for surviving without water depends on how many fat deposits you have in your body.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoYou cannot survive without food. When you don't eat, you burn your fat and muscle to provide energy. Even if you don't move around much, the body uses energy just to keep operating.
If you have water, and you conserve your energy, you might last two or three weeks or even more. The longest proven record is 70 days, but there are many unverified reports of longer times.
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∙ 14y agoYou can, but only for a few days. Water may help give structure to cells and prevent dehydration, but it holds no nutritional composition. Lack of food and certain minerals will lead to health problems (I.e fatigue, rickets, osteoporosis) but if a person was to starting existing on just water, the probability is that they will die first.
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∙ 12y agono your body can survive 3 days without food but that's it
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∙ 13y agoBecause the human body is 90% water ... and that water need to be replenished ...
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∙ 12y agoNot for very long. The body needs water. It is very important, and you can't last very long without it. I think if someone went without water for more than a few days, they'd die.
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∙ 16y agono you cant No,you need water to live
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How long can a human survive without being deprived without fresh water?
A human can only survive 1 week without water, and 2 weeks without food
How is it possible to survive in the desert without water for 10 days?
No,for food they can survive a week without but for water only a few days
How do people survive without food or water?
you cant survive without it for ever but you can survive without food for about 20-30 days but water you can only survive without water for about 2-4 days so if i were you i would eat and drink also you should take a crap once a day so you can get rid of ur waste and if ur askin about dating me im not gonna answers u unless your hottttt
Could you survive for a few weeks without food a few days without water but only for a few minutes without air?
That's basically correct.
What is the one of the most important properties of water for life?
You can live for weeks without food but only for a fwe days without water. Because Living things are composed of more than 50% of water and depned on water to survive, we need water more than food.
Can people survive without water?
yes only for a period of time though when you have nothing to eat you will start to eat your own body fat soon enough you will die without food or water
Can you survive a week without water if your 27?
No. There is a rule of three: you can only go three hours without a coat in the cold, three days without water (any age), and you can only go three weeks without food (that is very hard for me to imagine :P)
Can a human survive without water?
you can survive without water for ever aslong as you drink other drinkable fluids but you can only live for 3 days without any fluids.
Why is the water an important resource?
Water is probably the most important resource, for humans cannot survive without water. We can only survive 3 days without water. Also, the food we eat are need water to grow and survive.
Can people live off of water?
Humans cannot live without water but they require more than just water alone to survive. Water provides no nutrition which can only be obtain but consuming food.
Do plants need food to survive?
no they only need water and sunlight
Can fish survive without water?
They can but only for a short amount of time.
