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How long can you survive with only water and multivitamins?

So you can live about 4-6 weeks without food, but only 10 days shaded without water. Although technically not food but still the most important nutrients, how long can you survive with only water and multivitamins?

Public Comments

1. umm where did you get 4-6 weeks? try more like 10 days no food and about 3 days no water, that's more correct. multivitamins are supposed to be taken as a "supplement", meaning WITH food, not in place of. If you are trying to lose weight you are so going about it the bad way you will get hurt doing that.
2. No, not even close. When it runs out of calories from your diet your body will attempt to metabolize your body fat and muscle tissue. This will create toxins which will destroy your liver and poison you. You can last 3-4 days without water and about 7-10 days without food. The 4-6 week figure is a bread and water diet for hunger strikers, not a period without food.
3. People on the Master Cleanse Diet seem to be able to go for a very long time(about 40 days), which is a diet of homemade lemonaid made with maple syrup, red pepper and salt. It doesn't sound like fun though.