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Most other reports of long-term survival of total starvation, however, have been poorly substantiated. [Editor's Note: Reports of the 1981 hunger strike by political prisoners against the British presence in Northeast Ireland indicate that 10 individuals died after periods of between 46 and 73 days without food.]
There is no good scientific evidence on exactly how long people can live before starving to death. Needless to say, that study will never be done. Examples of people on hunger strikes who continue to drink water but eat no food show that a healthy person with a normal body weight may be able to survive well over a month without food. Survival time also depends on a personâs activity level during the fast. More activity means more calories burned and fewer available for basic bodily functions. There are many reports of obese people surviving for more than 100 days without food, but there is no way to prove these people truly ate ...