Talk:Starvation

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[edit] Stats

Where do these statistics come from? The cited source, [1], does not have them.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.160.14.120 (talk) 17:22, 22 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Image

Hi, I have no account so i dont want to edit this page, but could we please get rid of the poor african child on the page? I dont care about who is starving I just want to read about this topic without having to feel grossed out or guilty.

                           -thanks

"Grossed out"? Aye caramba... if you feel guilty, why are you not at Oxfam making a donation? The picture is not only relevant to the physical manifestation of starvation but it does a little bit of service towards making folks like you aware of this dark side of the human condition. I didn't post the pic but I won't be the one taking it down, either. -Rolypolyman 15:19, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

i think that the person who write she dont care bout who is starving is a reli big bitch

imho 4 pictures of starving people is too many, no matter how important issue the 3. world starvation would be

I don't think the person who made the above statement was a woman, it sounds (unfortunately) more like an American male to me (I say 'unfortunately' because I too am an American). And we wonder why we're called 'the ugly American'. Worse yet, I hate to say it, but we Americans could very well be responsible for this child's condition -- it's likely to have been caused by war, which was possible only because someone sold large caches of weaponry in this child's region. And guess who would have done that.

If the picture of this child goes, I will find another to take its place. Athana 19:55, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question

How long does it take to actually die from starvation? I have looked around and can't find a timeline. I just find 'starvation can be used to kill people', which is obvious. I would imagine the time would be about 3 weeks to a month. Hopefully not more. I don't think I can imagine staving for that long.

I suppose it does depend on how much mass you have. Piepants 10:37, 14 December 2006 (UTC)Piepants

[edit] Behavior Section

""Collecting recipes" is the most significant behavioral alteration due to starvation (for westerners). That is why it is the topic sentence of this paragraph. We sincerely hope you will finish reading this paragraph in spite of the poor choice of relevant or accurate information included."

Could someone please rewrite this? That's not encyclopedic style by any stretch... 134.82.97.14 22:06, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

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