The more I read of the psychological effects of starvation in the men in the MSE, the more obvious it is that there is a blueprint for how to react to famine in our DNA.

And I am becoming more inclined to believe that @GuisingerShan is right that AN is a famine adaptation. Or at least this is the closest to the truth that anyone’s come.

Okay, let’s go…

#ancelkeys #minnesotastarvationexperiment The first chapter looks at psychological problems in starvation. Should be relevant to anorexia. Let’s see…

Prisoners of war in Belgium were considered starved on a caloric intake of not much less than the figure the government considers normal for an adult today. It was half the standard caloric intake prior to the war.

#minnesotastarvationstudy 50% of the POEs suffered edema, a classic sign of undernourishment.