It actually has been tested on humans: the Minnesota Semi Starvation Experiment. The experiment involved starving 36 people for a year. It was really designed t

It actually has been tested on humans: the Minnesota Semi Starvation Experiment. The experiment involved starving 36 people for a year. It was really designed to look at the physical impact of starvation and refeeding, so they used only the most psychologically healthy people they could find. Still, several developed anxiety reactions to food and continued not to eat after they were allowed. Many others developed food obsessions - several went on to become chefs. The goal of the experiment was to figure out what to feed holocaust survivors. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Starvation_Experiment https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Starvation_Experim...