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sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

With a serving size of 20-30g and only 1 g carbs, unfortunately they’re not exploiting labeling. Cucumbers do not have significant carbohydrates, fat or protein and thus neither do pickled cucumbers. Maybe enough carbs to survive but not enough fat or protein, and so you’d end up with protein deficiency and whatever that condition is where people eating just rabbits starve from lack of fat. Probably also a horrific case of heartburn from such an acidic diet.

They do have a decent amount of some vitamins and minerals, and electrolytes such as potassium. It wouldn’t make up for the lack of protein and fat though.

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LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Would it be at least marginally better to eat the pickles, or would you be better off just fasting? Could they give you a few more days to live, at least, in hopes of rescue?

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- Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Are you stuck in a pickle factory? Blink twice if you’re under duress.
  
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  - WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    OP, we can get you out. Leave the door a jar
    
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    LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I mean, I don’t want to make a big dill about this…
    
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- Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  if you are discussing short-term survive-ability, while waiting for rescue, then eating pickles is better than nothing. They will provide water, vitamins, electrolytes, etc. If you are discussing living of a pickles as a lifestyle, or prolonged diet option, then it isn’t enough.
  
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  - LanternEverywhere@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It would do the opposite of providing water, it would almost immediately decrease the amount of water available to your body.
    
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    snooggums@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    The pickles themselves shouldn't be a net negative for hydration, but drinking the juice would be.
    
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- sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They have some carbs and protein at least, and vitamins and electrolytes. The water would probably help but I’d wonder if it would be too salty.
  
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  - LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I think it would be, similar to drinking sea water
    
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Davel23@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

whatever that condition is where people eating just rabbits starve from lack of fat

Not sure if you're making a joke, but it's literally called "rabbit starvation".

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- CountVon@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Apparently the technical term is protein poisoning. Digesting protein creates urea, and the body needs at least some fat in order to convert to ammonia that can be excreted. It’s also called “mal be caribou” in French (caribou sickness, I think), which I find fascinating.
  
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- sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Well, simpler than I thought!
  
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vexikron@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Yeah… wouldnt you basically be able to live for a while, but not actually having much actual energy to move… and probably basically be having liquid stinging shits the whole time?

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