08/03/2025
Have you heard of Refeeding Syndrome?
While typically associated with restrictive eating disorders, it can occur in ANYONE who is severely malnourished.
It’s something that’s been on my mind every time I discuss the genocide in Gaza with anyone or call my reps.
But how do you tell a people who have been starving to take it SUPER slow with renourishment?
Guidelines for preventing refeeding involve aiming for increasing calories 5-20 kcals/kg body weight/day for 4-7 days—how do we even calculate this without access to scales to get weight? Without exact nutrition facts for foods being consumed?
How do you protect from the repercussions of refeeding syndrome without access to medical care?
It’s unfathomable. Heartbreaking.
We are One Humanity. We have to do better.
End all systems of oppression.
End antisemitism & Islamophobia.
Free Palestine (and all countries facing forced starvation and famine).
