Long story short when a person becomes deathly ill they can lose a considerable amount of weight in a very short period of time.
You could potentially die because you have expended all internal resources and basically your body devours itself trying to heal and stay alive. Of course they would have feeding tubes in your arm but you would still be getting weaker iirc.
Would you be better off with lots of muscle or lots of fat in a situation like this?
In other word would fat or muscle be more life supporting if you were essentially dieing? I am assuming about equal amounts of muscle and fat.
This may sound crazy but I can be fat or muscular by choice in a very short period of time. I have been both multiple times throughout my life going from a 32 inch waist to a 36 inch waist and back is nothing for me to accomplish. Not obese but just with a lot or excess fat hanging around. Not Mr. Olympia but very well toned. Probably a weight swing of around 20 to 30 pounds. I am currently working on losing weight and toning up. My wife hates me because I can transform from either in a matter of a few weeks. I have done it many times. I love food. Sugar and cheese in particular and most things containing them. I know when I am going to get fat and when I am going to get trim.
I am currently getting trim because of a few projects that will require lots of endurance and strength. Fat slows you down.
With this Ebola thing going on I can't help but wonder what would be better for a person if they were to contract this deadly illness? Which would be more life sustaining, fat or muscles?
You could potentially die because you have expended all internal resources and basically your body devours itself trying to heal and stay alive. Of course they would have feeding tubes in your arm but you would still be getting weaker iirc.
Would you be better off with lots of muscle or lots of fat in a situation like this?
In other word would fat or muscle be more life supporting if you were essentially dieing? I am assuming about equal amounts of muscle and fat.
This may sound crazy but I can be fat or muscular by choice in a very short period of time. I have been both multiple times throughout my life going from a 32 inch waist to a 36 inch waist and back is nothing for me to accomplish. Not obese but just with a lot or excess fat hanging around. Not Mr. Olympia but very well toned. Probably a weight swing of around 20 to 30 pounds. I am currently working on losing weight and toning up. My wife hates me because I can transform from either in a matter of a few weeks. I have done it many times. I love food. Sugar and cheese in particular and most things containing them. I know when I am going to get fat and when I am going to get trim.
I am currently getting trim because of a few projects that will require lots of endurance and strength. Fat slows you down.
With this Ebola thing going on I can't help but wonder what would be better for a person if they were to contract this deadly illness? Which would be more life sustaining, fat or muscles?
