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Alexei Navalny has been on a hunger strike for over 3 weeks. How long can humans survive without food?

  • Written by Stefan Broer, Head of molecular nutrition group, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University

From time to time, generally when there’s a public case of a hunger strike, people ask me how long a person can survive without food.

The hunger strike generating attention at the moment is that of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Navalny, who was arrested in January after returning to Russia, began refusing food on March 31 in...

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