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Who would die first of starvation – a fat or a thin person? (www.sciencefocus.com)
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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I did, although I'd hardly call 3 short paragraphs an article. I'm just telling you what an actual doctor told my friend. I'm assuming the body can cannibalize muscle for protein, but I'm not a doctor.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago

I’m assuming the body can cannibalize muscle for protein

It does, but the issue is that it will also consume your heart and it will fail. That was in the article.