The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia, but he never did.
If you donât take in enough calories every day, you may not be as fast and as strong as you could be, and may even break down rather than build up your muscles. 1  Donât skip meals. It is too hard to make up the lost food later.  Add a healthy snack between breakfast and lunch, lunch and dinner, and right before bed.
Your body can survive for days without food. Just because you can survive for long periods of time without eating, however, doesnât mean you should. Fasting comes with some negative -- even serious -- side effects. Aim to eat a safe number of calories daily, even if youâre overweight or obese, to prevent malnutrition and related health problems.