Starvation

Starvation

Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy, nutrient and vitamin intake. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation can cause permanent organ damage and eventually, death. The term inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation.

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Famous quotes containing the word starvation:

    “And who is any of us, that without starvation he can go through the kingdoms of starvation?”
    —Haniel Long (1888–1956)

    “If in this wide world, teeming with abundant supplies for human want, to thousands of wretched creatures no choice is open, save between starvation and sin, may we not justly say that there is something utterly wrong in the system that permits such things to be?”
    —Tennessee Claflin (1846–1923)