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Stace

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jan 2004
Posts: 15
I Dont Understand!
Posted: 03-30-04 13:51pm

I hav a few qs.......
If you dont eat anything and take diet/weight loss pills, is it harmful? Because arnt they supposed to suppress your appetite and make you not eat anyway? Confused
Also, just out of curiosity how long does it take for your body to survive without food?

Any answers would b great
thanks Smile
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lostoyou

Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jan 2004
Posts: 170
Location: Ireland
Not a Great Idea
Posted: 03-31-04 01:43am

Hey stacie I dont know if diet pills are harmful but i'm guessing there not totally safe and I dont think you will get a reply from anyone telling you how long you can go without food. I dont eat much but I am not going to help others follow in my footsteps. I know you just want advice but I really dont think its s great idea to starve yourself. Anyway just wanted to tell you that, I hope you are well. Rolling Eyes
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KariM18

Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jan 2004
Posts: 1436
Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan

Posted: 04-12-04 08:37am

Very bad idea. .First off, diet pills are bad for your heart. Starving at the same time is only sooo much worse u have no idea. I did it. I know from experience in the past. I ended up at the hospital with a heart racing out of control and I hadnt slept in 4 days. Crept up on me all the sudden. Trust me, very unsafe. And I wouldnt go any days without eating.. Its all not safe. . U never know what ur body can take, one day it could just fail on u out of the blue. .And it does happen.
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2ferano

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Joined: 23 Dec 2003
Posts: 3717

Posted: 04-13-04 13:24pm

Once again some diet pills are dangerous and some are not. They do "supress" your appetite, but not completely. You need to eat healthy and excercise while taking a diet pill the way it is suppose to be taken for good results. No, you cannot take diet pills and just not eat, it is very dangerous. Even just not eating is dangerous, whether or not you are taking pills. I believe you can go seven days without water and three weeks without food? Feel free to correct me if wrong, I just heard that somewhere. But it is not safe at all anyway. You develop all sorts of health problems from not eating and from not eating right.
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