Is it normal to gain wieght when you do not eat?

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  • VioletTrees
    10 years ago | pl

    Ah. Trouble is that I've lost quite a bit of weight before by basically starving myself. If what you're saying were true, people with anorexia would be huge.

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    • NeuroNeptunian
      10 years ago | pl

      People who are anorexic don't eat XD
      However, if you are anorexic and you stop eating for such a long time, resuming regular eating habits will make the food turn into fat much more quickly because your body is in survival mode and believes it is starving so it is trying to store as much fat as possible before the food supply "runs out" again.

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      • VioletTrees
        10 years ago | pl

        That's not true. Most people with anorexia eat some. There are cases where people starve themselves completely, but usually, people eat a small amount.

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        • NeuroNeptunian
          10 years ago | pl

          An incredibly small amount, not enough to make any sort of difference.

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          • VioletTrees
            10 years ago | pl

            That's not always true. You can be anorexic and eat 800 calories a day. In terms of how quickly you get sick, there's a huge difference between 800 calories a day and 100.

            My perspective on what constitutes "an incredibly small amount" might be shot, though.

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