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Title: Starvation
Description: Descriptive notes on Human starvation at the level of 2nd year dentistry
Description: Descriptive notes on Human starvation at the level of 2nd year dentistry
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Starvation
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Complete stoppage of eating food
Total starvation is complete stoppage of food and water
During starvation body is under metabolic stress (Emergency condition)
Starved body has to get adapted
Has to manage with endogenous stores
Conditions Developing Starvation
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Food Scarcity
Extreme poverty
Lost at sea for long periods of time
Clinical conditions
Desire to lose rapid weight
Political issues
Features of Starved Body
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No entry of exogenous food constituents
Body in starvation is deprived of:
– Calories (Carbs and lipids)
– Building blocks (Proteins)
– Growth Factors (Vitamins and Minerals)
– Protectors (Antioxidants)
Survival Period
Survival period during starvation depends on:
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Reserve Fat stores in Adipocytes
– Higher content of triglycerides in Adipocytes
– Increases the duration of survival in starvation and visa versa
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During Starvation
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No exogenous food source ingested
Food nutrients get deprived
Body is in an emergency condition
Metabolic stress is developed
Body manages and adapts to live on the endogenous fuel stores
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Glucagon and Epinephrine in starvation act upon the target organs
Stimulate metabolic pathways which supply fuels and
Improve survival phase during starvation
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Conservation of energy is one of the basic adaptive responses to calorie
reduction
The hormones influences the utilization of endogenous reserve stores and
Supply fuels to body organs during starvation phase
Title: Starvation
Description: Descriptive notes on Human starvation at the level of 2nd year dentistry
Description: Descriptive notes on Human starvation at the level of 2nd year dentistry