Less than 300 calories a day: Hostages face long-term effects from starvation
Professor Yuval Khalad, an expert in human physiology, explains what happens to the body step by step as it enters a state of extreme, prolonged hunger, and what the long-term effects could be.
EVYATAR DAVID, a 24-year-old hostage, is seen in a Hamas video released last month. While our hostages starve in tunnels, the world remains blind to their suffering, the writer charges. (photo credit: Twitter/X)ByDR. ITAY GALUpdated: