The question of how long you can go without food depends on a lot of factors. Will and determination definitely play a part. Political prisoners on hunger strikes and fasting religious leaders have been known to go for weeks at a time without any food. Gandhi fasted for 21 days while in his 70s.People lost in the wild have also survived for long periods of time without eating.f you go without food, your metabolism will adjust accordingly and slow down on its own -- basically doing what it can to pitch in for survival's sake. Climate is a major factor too. The bad news is that both cold and hot weather are no good if you have no food.
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