When you are starved of food, your body begins to use up fuel reserves stored throughout the body. When these sources are exhausted, the body begins to consume protein that is essential for continued growth and repair of tissue.
Ja cilvēks neko nelieto uzturā, organisms sāk izmantot savas barības vielu rezerves, bet, kad tās ir izsmeltas, sāk noārdīties olbaltumvielas, kas ir nepieciešamas pastāvīgai audu augšanai un labošanai.