did_you_find_violets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agowatching one of my favorite singers wither away right before our eyes is heartbreakinglemmy.worldimagemessage-square218linkfedilinkarrow-up1429arrow-down142
arrow-up1387arrow-down1imagewatching one of my favorite singers wither away right before our eyes is heartbreakinglemmy.worlddid_you_find_violets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square218linkfedilink
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·1 day agoOnce the body uses up fat reserves it starts using muscle. Indiscriminately. Including the heart. This is why so many people with eating disorders die from cardiovascular complications.
minus-squaregandalf_der_13te@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoi would have guessed that the low blood sugar would be the bigger problem … blood sugar too low for too long -> body cannot maintain vital functions.
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·15 hours agoBrain is not ever reduced to an energy source. However with less energy in the body, it doesn’t get the energy it needs.
Once the body uses up fat reserves it starts using muscle. Indiscriminately.
Including the heart.
This is why so many people with eating disorders die from cardiovascular complications.
i would have guessed that the low blood sugar would be the bigger problem … blood sugar too low for too long -> body cannot maintain vital functions.
Also brain.
Brain is not ever reduced to an energy source. However with less energy in the body, it doesn’t get the energy it needs.
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