Is it medically possible to lose 25kg in 45 days? That's like 1.2 lbs per day. You'd have to eat literally nothing and also run a marathon every single day. This part seems wildly implausible.
Yes it is. He will e starved and dehydrated, on top of extremely busy. In my training years, we lost weight working in UK hospitalson on what we thought were long difficult shifts.
The article doesn't allege starving, dehydration, or forced labor. Even assuming appalling conditions, with ~500 kcal per day, and accounting for 5-10 lbs of water weight loss due to dehydration, we'd still be talking about a daily calorie deficit of around -3000 kcal. That's "run a marathon every day" territory. I don't see how that is physically possible.
I find it very cynical to question such a well documented, systemic abuse that has been going on for decades. You can easily find before/after pictures of Palestinian detainees. There’s really no need to make up or exaggerate anything when reality „does the job“ well enough.
If you kidnapped someone and didn't feed them at all for 45 days, they'd lose around 25 pounds. This guy claims he lost 55 pounds. Every resource I find indicates that this is literally impossible, hence my question.
Our body contains a lot of water. Water weight goes down fast when you lose carbs.
The body can survive 45 days without food so it's likely they starved him. He must have received water though because we die after a week without water.