Editing Hunger strike (section)

==Medical view==
In the first three days, the body still uses energy from [[glucose]].<ref name=Coffee>{{cite book|first1=C. J.|last1=Coffee|title=Quick Look: Metabolism|publisher=Hayes Barton Press|year=2004|page=169|isbn=978-1593771928}}</ref> After that, the [[liver]] starts processing [[body fat]], in a process called [[ketosis]]. After depleting fat, the body enters a "[[starvation]] mode".<ref name=Coffee /> At this point the body "mines" the muscles and vital organs for energy, and loss of [[bone marrow]] becomes life-threatening. There are examples of hunger strikers dying after 46 to 73 days of strike, for example the [[1981 Irish hunger strike]].<ref name=Beresford/> Hunger strikers can experience hallucinations<ref>{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Ian |title=Medical History |date=2018 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing}}</ref> and [[delirium]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Psychiatry in Prisons A Comprehensive Handbook |date=2018 |publisher=Jessica Kingsley |page=156}}</ref> Death usually occurs when a hunger striker has lost about 40–50% of their pre-strike weight at about 60–70 days in.<ref>Stevenson, R. J., & Prescott, J. (2014). Human diet and cognition. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 5(4), 463–475.</ref> Obese individuals can last longer.<ref>Johnstone A. Fasting the ultimate diet. Obes Rev 2007,
8:211–222.</ref>