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the body's slow rebellion, eating itself muscle-first before it ever touches the brain
Brain priorityBody burns muscle before sacrificing neural tissue
Ketone switchBrain runs on fat-derived ketones after days
Survival spanHumans can last weeks without food, hydrated
Refeeding dangerEating too fast after starving can kill
Hunger fadesAppetite vanishes days into total fasting