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In april 2010 a second examination over an unknown period of time (perhaps 14 days) was performed, again at the Sterling-Hospital and again in collaboration with Sudhir Shah. Psiram will update this webpage later, if any data will be available.
In april 2010 a second examination over an unknown period of time (perhaps 14 days) was performed, again at the Sterling-Hospital and again in collaboration with Sudhir Shah. Psiram will update this webpage later, if any data will be available.
==comments on starvation==
Long lasting starvation leads to death. A healthy subject may survive 50 up to 60 days without food. Known hunger striker died after 50 to 60 days (example: Bobby Sands). Irishman Terence MacSwiney died after 74 days of starvation.
Every minute an adult will breathe in and out around 5 litres of air. After one day he will eliminate about one kilogram of CO2, containing about 270 grams of carbon. A fasting subject will therefore loose 0.270 Kg of carbon every day, 8 Kg every month and 98 Kg per year. That is more than the typical weight of an adult. CO2-concentration in the air is around 0.03%, much less than concentration in the exhaled air (4%, relationship is 0,7%). So, assimilation of carbon via respiration is not possible.
Man is loosing water and water vapor via urine, stool, respiration and the skin (''persperatio insensibilis''). The amount lost every day is temperature and activity dependent and amounts to around 800 ml of water. At the same time, water is built up via oxidative processes (about 300 ml per day).
A healty adult may survive around ten days without water (temperature dependent). The Guiness book of records cites a case of 18 days without water. American coma patient Terri Schiavo died after 13 days without water. Alaskan firefighter Robert Bogucki survived in an Australian desert for 12 days until he was found by a helicopter.
==literature==
==literature==