Can a human live off of sugar and water only?!
Question: Can a human live off of sugar and water only.?
EX gatorade, kool aid, or soda
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No.
Fiber, Vitamins, etc are essential.
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Fiber, Vitamins, etc are essential.
We aren't plants.Health Question & Answer
The short answer is NO, An essential nutrient is a nutrient required for normal body functioning that cannot be synthesized by the body and must be obtained from a dietary source. Some categories of essential nutrients include vitamins, dietary minerals, essential fatty acids, and essential amino acids.
Different species have very different essential nutrients. For example, Vitamin C is essential to humans but not to most other mammals.
Many essential nutrients are toxic in large doses (see hypervitaminosis or the nutrient pages themselves below). Some can be taken in amounts larger than required in a typical diet, with no apparent ill effects. Linus Pauling said of vitamin B3, (either niacin or niacinamide), "What astonished me was the very low toxicity of a substance that has such very great physiological power. A little pinch, 5 mg, every day, is enough to keep a person from dying of pellagra, but it is so lacking in toxicity that ten thousand times as much can [sometimes] be taken without harm." [1] A similar statement can be made about vitamin C and some other vitamins.
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Different species have very different essential nutrients. For example, Vitamin C is essential to humans but not to most other mammals.
Many essential nutrients are toxic in large doses (see hypervitaminosis or the nutrient pages themselves below). Some can be taken in amounts larger than required in a typical diet, with no apparent ill effects. Linus Pauling said of vitamin B3, (either niacin or niacinamide), "What astonished me was the very low toxicity of a substance that has such very great physiological power. A little pinch, 5 mg, every day, is enough to keep a person from dying of pellagra, but it is so lacking in toxicity that ten thousand times as much can [sometimes] be taken without harm." [1] A similar statement can be made about vitamin C and some other vitamins.
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Depends what you mean by 'live' and for how long.
Sugar doesn't help to keep muscle mass, so within a short period of time, with limited energy supplies from just one source your would notice your muscle tone falling. With that, you would lose the strength you need to hold yourself up for any length of time, move around, etc.
Slowly, without supplies of protein, fats, etc your body would start to break down. You wouldn't live long. Maybe a month at the most.Health Question & Answer
Sugar doesn't help to keep muscle mass, so within a short period of time, with limited energy supplies from just one source your would notice your muscle tone falling. With that, you would lose the strength you need to hold yourself up for any length of time, move around, etc.
Slowly, without supplies of protein, fats, etc your body would start to break down. You wouldn't live long. Maybe a month at the most.Health Question & Answer
No,
You could survive for a while, but at some point your body is going to NEED protein, vitamins, nutrients and fats, that gatorade can not provide.
You could not live off of sugar and water, but you could go without food for a bit if you had to. I wouldn't suggest it, but it could be done.Health Question & Answer
You could survive for a while, but at some point your body is going to NEED protein, vitamins, nutrients and fats, that gatorade can not provide.
You could not live off of sugar and water, but you could go without food for a bit if you had to. I wouldn't suggest it, but it could be done.Health Question & Answer
As ominiverious animals, humans need protiens for the energy we need to support mental and physical ambulations. Sugar is essentially poison to us because we don't really need much of it in our bodies to be healthy.Health Question & Answer
No you cannot. I lady in Europe tried to live on water and vegitables only. After six months she died. So water and sugar wont work for sure.Health Question & Answer
I think this is a dumb question because why would we eat vegetables/fruit/meat if we could easily live off of sugar and water.?
We need vitamins/etc.Health Question & Answer
We need vitamins/etc.Health Question & Answer
No, only in the short time could you survive on this.
you would be missing protein & vitamins, you can't live without them.Health Question & Answer
you would be missing protein & vitamins, you can't live without them.Health Question & Answer
Live off of those, alone.? No lol. But otherwise, sure. Even though soda is really disgusting for you. Water's nice...Health Question & Answer
Only for a short while, eventually you'd become malnourished.Health Question & Answer
no you can't live off that but good luck.Health Question & Answer
maybe. I have a friend who cant eat because he is allergic to every thing. so he only drinks stuff.Health Question & Answer
Why don't you try and see.?Health Question & Answer
no... sure can't!Health Question & Answer
of course not!Health Question & Answer
not for long and why would you want to.?Health Question & Answer