No, this wouldn t work. Here is why: The body would still need to eat, in order to do that it the person would have a tube feedings which still has calories. Even more, the body in a coma is in a shut down process. So the body is in a anabolic state verses a catabolic state. So fat in t being broken down. But at least your thinking...Morbid obesity is a serious condition--if you or someone you know is morbidly obese, I REALLY recomend the Gastric Band. Where a surgeon will make a small incision and stich in a band around the antrum of the stomach which limits the amount of food a person can eat. SO by decreaseing the caloric intake and think about how much energy a person who weight 300-400 lbs have to burn off by walking, the body will start using the fat storage to make the enegy to move the body., thus decreasing size.
desperation????? sounds like some kind of torture?
In short, no. Muscles in our body help burn calories- the more muscle mass you have, the higher rate your body burns energy. The problem with this proposition is muscle atrophy where inactivity decreases muscle mass. This is why people go to the gym on a regular basis. On another note, if the person is induced in a coma -discounting that it would require a cocktail of drugs ; their social life would be definitely lacking. Good diet, exercise and discipline is required. This is also allows the person to have a sense of achievement which the coma does not provide, I believe that even though the person may not exhibit any physical damage, the psychological and emotional may be huge. Hope this helps
What?! And what about the person s LIFE!? Plus, being in a long-term coma is very dangerous. Muscles atrophy, permanent damage could be done.
Sounds neat. I m sure they d be more than willing to pay for it. But what mental state would they be in knowing they lost two years to sleep? Possibly better than in their obese state now, but possibly worse. Would have to go through a psychologist, I m sure.
Sounds like a good idea for well-off obese people who maybe don t have a social life or any responsibilities they have to worry about. Honestly, if nothing else was working for me, and I was feeling depressed and not really doing anything with my life, I d be down for that. It d be like a trip to the future, only you stay there and your skinny.
