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Maybe it depends how long you starve for?

As long as you have the fat reserves, it's possible to fast for weeks with nothing more than water. As long as you have a functioning liver, your body uses glycogenesis to create enough glucose for your brain to function.




Too late to edit now, but I forgot to say that even before glycogenesis, there are stores of glycogen in your muscles that can be used.




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