breakfast / starvation

[Guest guest]

Thanks Peter,

 

I too usually wait until I feel hungry and then just eat fruit in the morning.

So I don't understand why these other people are so aftraid that they will slow

down their metabolism if they don't eat for 12 hours. I was just curious as to

when the metabolism would slow down to 'starvation mode' (the words they use) if

one did not eat. Perhaps I should research in some fasting books.

~ Annette

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Annette,

 

Having been on a long water fast I understand those who have never been

a day without food. Humans have had long fasts imposed upon them by the

seasons for many thousands of years. There is a natural fear of

starvation built in to our psyche; building body fat to last through the

winter. The truth is that we are well adapted to handle both long and

short periods without food if needs must.

 

I think " starvation mode " sets in when the fat is all gone and the body

burns muscle to keep going. Given the way the human body stores fat,

that would probably take more than a few days and for most of us weeks

and when it comes to eating breakfast, I doubt that you have the

remotest possibility of reaching starvation mode before hunger sets in.

 

Now I speculate that there are doctors who might attest that there are a

significant number of people who should not attempt fasts and that for

them to risk missing a single meal could have dire consequences even

though it may be better for many to miss meals from time to time and for

others even more often.

 

Eating after hunger is certainly the best.

 

Peter

 

 

 

Annette [rawmum]

22 September 2003 15:20

rawfood

[Raw Food] breakfast / starvation

 

 

Thanks Peter,

 

I too usually wait until I feel hungry and then just eat fruit in the

morning. So I don't understand why these other people are so aftraid

that they will slow down their metabolism if they don't eat for 12

hours. I was just curious as to when the metabolism would slow down to

'starvation mode' (the words they use) if one did not eat. Perhaps I

should research in some fasting books. ~ Annette