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What are possible reasons that my heart beats super fast when i don't eat for a few days?

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Why aren't you : Eating for few days? No reason not to eat in a daily basis. An explanation will be that your body is reaching a state of starvation ketoacidosis and is destroying muscle to make energy to survive. Your heart maybe paying the price. Your heart is a muscle.

Answered 6/7/2013

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