Death by starvation.

[KentuckyWoman]

I have an acquaintance in her 30s that died on Friday. She died of malnutrition - according to the death certificate.

She was 150+ pounds overweight.
And died of starvation.

We walked at the community center 3x a week for the last 4 months or so during which she'd lost 50 or so pounds. I learned this morning from one of her close friends who also comes with her to walk. No one knew she was only taking water for the last 4 months.

I would guess everyone on DU knows at least one person more than 100 pounds overweight. To think someone that overweight can starve to death is boggling. People do desperate things when they are in extreme pain. Please check on your family, your friends etc who are struggling.

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Also, if you are riding someone hard because of their weight - stop being an abusive asshole.
If it was as easy as calories in calories out then this dear sweet lady would still be alive.

That is all.