Why is it if someone who is thin looks unwell if they are drawn (tired, gaunt, haggard) but after they relax for a day or a week they look good again
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category? Maybe give some free advice about: Random Weirdos? fish34 answered Monday December 25 2006, 12:30 am: Just like going for a long time without sleep makes you look unwell, so does being underweight. They both have to do with the energy in your body. To be healthy your body must maintain a certain level of energy, energy which we get by eating, sleeping, and drinking (water XD). If you take one of those things away your body is no longer balanced. Someone who is underweight can somewhat make up their loss of energy (loss of food) by sleeping/resting more often, giving them a healthy appearence once more. Still, if someone's weight is affecting their appearence to a point of it being very noticible, this is a sign that they are at an unhealthy weight which needs to be dealt with. [ fish34's advice column | Ask fish34 A Question ]
TheHeadHonchoPoncho57 answered Sunday December 24 2006, 9:49 pm: If the thin person looks tired, gaunt and haggard, it means that they probably haven't gotten enough sleep. If they get to bed on time every night for a week or so, then they stop looking gaunt and tired and haggard and look good again. [ TheHeadHonchoPoncho57's advice column | Ask TheHeadHonchoPoncho57 A Question ]
DangerNerd answered Sunday December 24 2006, 9:41 pm: Hello there,
If a person is very thin, their body literally eats itself just to stay alive.
A period of rest where they can lessen the strain on their body will allow it to recover a little.
They may look "good" to themselves, but probably not to others.
The real answer, if they are thin enough to look drawn or gaunt... is to increase the amount they eat and give their body what it needs to survive without killing itself.
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