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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: stella hamada on 19/08/2009 20:30:02

Title: Can obese people survive longer without food?
Post by: stella hamada on 19/08/2009 20:30:02

stella hamada asked the Naked Scientists:
   
If there was a very fat person and a very thin person stuck in a room with only water, who would die first (i.e. would the fat person live off his deposits of fat)?

What do you think?

Title: Can obese people survive longer without food?
Post by: glovesforfoxes on 20/08/2009 01:43:22

yes, it would take longer for the obese person to die.

Title: Can obese people survive longer without food?
Post by: Nizzle on 20/08/2009 06:08:48

Also, if you set them on fire, the flames of the obese person will go higher, and this person will burn longer

Title: Can obese people survive longer without food?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 20/08/2009 06:21:56

*Ahem*
Interesting fact. [:)] Lemme try it on my neighbour

Title: Can obese people survive longer without food?
Post by: Don_1 on 20/08/2009 08:19:59

Quote from: Chemistry4me on 20/08/2009 06:21:56

*Ahem*
Interesting fact. [:)] Lemme try it on my neighbour

Knock knock..... "Yes, who is it?"

"Its C4M here"

"Yikes"  (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fparanoid%2F2.gif&hash=b6c89a93fcdc26f07540419a36cc278d)

Title: Can obese people survive longer without food?
Post by: RD on 21/08/2009 01:07:14

"Fat versus Thin" on youtube ...

#1 shipwrecked ...

#2 blizzard ...

#3 heatwave ...

#4 Hurricaine ...

etc